The talk this evening is called "Unplug and Hop".  A beginners guide to navigating the night sky without a Go-to Mount.  The talk will cover finding your way around the night sky and how to 'star hop' to locate those harder to find objects.  This is a practical session so please bring a pencil.

About the speaker: Paul D’Silva

Paul was raised in Rotherham and on obtaining a degree in Electronic Communications returned to his home town for a career teaching Mathematics and Computing.  After joining Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society in the mid-2000s Paul has developed his interests in the Solar System, especially the planets and comets as well as manned space flight. He is a regular user of the J A Jones Observatory, patiently waiting for good weather and another bright comet preferably together!