Netherhall Astronomy Club

Netherhall Astronomy Club meets on Thursdays after school
(from 3:10 to 4:10pm) in L10 from Thursday 3 November to Thursday 8 December 2011
The club is open to all pupils in Years 10 to 13.

Astronomy satisfies a basic human desire to know about and to understand our place in the Universe.
Everything we do in astronomy club should be interesting and fun, but lots will also help those pupils who are studying Physics at GCSE or A level.

• NSO - National Schools' Observatory site - club members can use the Liverpool telescope on La Palma
• Suntrek website
• Popastro - (the society for popular astronomy)
• Astronomy 2009 - website of the International year of Astronomy
• Heavens Above - great website for checking what you can see
• Celestia - Use this site to download Celestia software - a highly regarded piece of space simulation software - planetarium plus some.