We are sad to report the death on 1st August 2019 of our friend Frank Rourke, a regular visitor to HPAG and a stalwart of Salford Astronomical Society, where he was treasurer and general factotum. Frank was a great guy and a true gentleman. He was a space flight fanatic, so it's good that he lived to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing just 12 days before his passing. RIP Frank.

Heaton Park, Manchester. There is a large P&D car park 200m from the event location, accessed via the St. Margaret's Road, Prestwich, entrance to the park. Satnav M25 2GT. The route to the event from the car park is accessible by wheelchair.

28 January - A talk on choosing a telescope followed by going outside to look through our scopes, or if it's cloudy another talk TBC

On Thursday 26 March 7-9pm we will be at our normal venue, the bowls pavilion, for a session aimed at those who are new to astronomy or want to learn more. If the sky is clear we will have telescopes outside for you to look through - Venus, Jupiter and the Orion Nebula are some of the objects you will be able to see. If it's cloudy we will be having talks on finding your away around the night sky, what you would have been able to see if it had been clear (!), satellites of the solar system and a Q&A session. Free to attend. Refreshments available. Full disabled access.