WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE WEATHER? Our monthly meeting to discuss all weather and climate issues past present and future. All are welcome.
AN ABERRANT BOTANIST VISITING VENEZUELA. Seán will talk about his and Ann’s holiday looking at the flowers and the other sights in the country.
CORNWALL CUP A competition for natural history images as per PAGB rules 2018. Up to three projected images per round allowed. Round 3 of 3.
BOTANY –PART 2 - STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF LEAVES by Mike Asquith. Mike will discuss the structure and functions of leaves. We will then look at sections and fresh samples under the microscope. Please bring a selection of leaves we can study at the meeting.
TELESCOPIC TOPICS A meeting comprising member contributions on various astronomy themes. Your chance to show the section observations you have made, equipment you are using or anything else that has interested you enough to share it with the section. If you have a special interest and would like to participate as a speaker please let the secretary know beforehand. Guests are very welcome.
EXPLORING THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS. The society has a number of important collections including - butterflies, shells, eggs, sands, microscope slides, rocks, minerals and Northamptonshire fossils. This is a great opportunity to look at our extensive collections, to draw, study them or just appreciate their beauty. Also, if you wish to assist us conserving or documenting you would be welcome
THE NNHS GLASS SLIDES OF FLOWERS. We will continue our fascinating tour through the glass slides of mostly local flowers taken by society members on trips and walks etc in the first quarter of the last century.
“A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE” - WILDLIFE (FLORA AND FAUNA) by Neil Malton. Images of British insects and other macro images in the first half and images of birds and mammals in the second half. Lecture presented by Zoom. Join us in the Humfrey Rooms in the company of other members or check our web site www.nnhs.info/Whats-On/ for the Zoom link.
THE BURREN by Seán Karley. Seán will talk about his favourite botanical territory, a rich limestone pavement in county Clare on the West Coast of Ireland.
CRITIQUING NIGHT. Members should bring in up to 2 digital images or prints onthe night. The images can be any they would likecritiqued, or maybe ones they are thinking of entering into a future competition. Each person in turn will be asked to critique an image and to discuss how it maybe improved. This isn’t a competitionbut an opportunity to practice critiquing and to learn from our own and eachother's images. Meeting 3 of 4.
PARAMECIUM AND OTHER CILIATES by Mike Gibson. We hope to have a Paramecium culture to look and study, as well as some other members of this huge and varied group of protists in hay infusions and pond samples. These are a great group to try out various contrast techniques such as phase contrast, dark field etc.
EXPLORING THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS. The society has a number of important collections including - butterflies, shells, eggs, sands, microscope slides, rocks, minerals and Northamptonshire fossils. This is a great opportunity to look at our extensive collections, to draw, study them or just appreciate their beauty. Also, if you wish to assist us conserving or documenting you would be welcome