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Sold Out – Wait List in Place<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Join us for a great day exploring the history, current state and future of astronomy at the 2025 FAS Convention! <\/h3>\n\n\n\n


With the Astronomer Royal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, 31 May 2025<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2025 FAS Convention is taking place at The Institute of Astronomy<\/a> in Cambridge on 31 May 2025. (Please note the new date)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks to the generosity of the IoA we are not being charged for the venue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are delighted that First Light Optics<\/a> are the Gold Sponsor for the convention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“We are the UK’s largest supplier of astronomy equipment to amateur astronomers and professional\/academic institutions.
Seventeen colleagues work from our warehouse, workshop and manufacturing facility in Exeter and remotely from homes across the UK.
As a specialist supplier, we provide reliable advice based on experience. We also design and develop astronomy products and manufacture several of them in-house.”<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Astronomy Past, Present, and Future<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our theme for the 2025 convention is astronomy past, present, and future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speakers include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord Martin Rees – <\/strong> The Astronomer Royal
\u201cThe future of astronomy – Will this next century be our last?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Dr Matthew Bothwell – <\/strong> Public Astronomer, Institute of Astronomy
“The Invisible Universe – The search for dark matter”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Simon Banton – <\/strong>An independent researcher on Stonehenge
\u201cArcheoastronomy of Stonehenge\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Dr Paul A Daniels FRAS – <\/strong> Member of RAS Megaconstellations Working Group (Optical)
\u201cThreats and Challenges to Astronomy\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Dr Louise Devoy  – <\/strong> Senior Curator of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
\u201cThe History of the Greenwich Meridian\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Doors will open at 9 am, with the programme running from 10am to 6pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There will also be conducted tours of the IoA during the lunch break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tickets are now sold out. There is a wait list in place.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Tickets are now on sale<\/strong>
There is a discounted price for members of FAS affiliated societies. A promo code will be sent to all societies so their members can purchase tickets for the low price of \u00a310 per person, \u00a35 for under-16\u2019s, \u00a320 for<\/strong> families (plus bookings fee).\u00a0 Public tickets will be made available later if space permits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To keep costs down, we are asking you to bring your own lunch. We will provide hot and cold drinks, and biscuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are limited to 150 places, so book early. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your society hasn’t sent you the promo code to unlock the special price, please contact them directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n