Annual Meeting 2025

The date is Saturday the 28th of June 2025 at our normal venue: the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge. There's no need to book in advance. Member or not, you're all welcome to turn up on the day. The doors will open at 9:30am (BST) with tea and coffee available.

Programme

The Society AGM is open to members only and is typically scheduled for 10:15–11:00. Guests are welcome to enjoy their coffee in peace before join us for the most important part of the day.

And on that topic, we have a complete line-up of speakers for you.

  • We have Nick Hewitt on Hubble and the Cepheids.
  • Ronald Stoyan will be Bursting Bortle.
  • Tony Booer will tell us about Easy, Affordable, Addictive – Electronically Assisted Astronomy.
  • Adrian Orr will provide Visual Observation of the Deep Sky - A Personal Perspective
  • Our professional keynote talk will be given by Prof. Paul Crowther of University of Sheffield on Wolf-Rayet Stars.

A complete programme with timings will be confirmed shortly, as will the catering details and price of entry.

Trade Stands

The Society for the History of Astronomy (SHA) will be at the meeting with their book sales, and of course the Webb Deep-Sky Society will have our usual stand as well.

Our Venue: the Institute of Astronomy

The Institute of Astronomy (IoA) is a department of the University of Cambridge that traditionally plays host to the Webb Deep-Sky Society's Annual Meeting.

There are good instructions for finding your way there by just about any means of transport on the IoA's website. They also have an excellent map of the buildings on the site.