Years Gone By

The following shows our past club meetings and some of the wide range of our activities over the years since SIGMA started in 2000.

Club Meeting Programmes	Public Events and Group Talks
Club Meetings 2023	RAF Lossiemouth Friends and Families Day
Club Meetings 2022
Club Meetings 2021	No public events held due to Covid-19.
Club Meetings 2020	No public events held due to Covid-19.
Club Meetings 2019
Club Meetings 2018
Club Meetings 2017	Some of the events for 2017 Stargazing Night at Lhanbryde SIGMA AGM was held at Morayvia – followed by members viewing the exhibitions
Club Meetings 2016	Some of the events for 2016 Moray Science Festival – this year SIGMA was involved in 2 of the Families Day workshops – one as SIGMA with our ever popular rockets, the other in conjunction with Morayvia and its planetarium. SIGMA AGM was held at Morayvia – followed by members viewing the exhibitions SIGMA President and the Chairman went to Orkney International Science Festival in September with Morayvia’s planetarium. 3 planetarium/observing events for cubs, brownies and a private school though we only managed one short observing session due to the weather. Stargazing Night at Lhanbryde on 6th January
Club Meetings 2015	Some of the events for 2015 Mosstodloch Cubs Keith Explorer Scouts Fochabers MIS – March Elgin Photographic Club Stargazing – Lhanbryde Moray Science Festival Professor George Fraser Memorial Lecture
Club Meetings 2014	Some of the events for 2014 1st Lossiemouth Cubs 1st Forres Brownies 4th Elgin Boy’s Brigade Keith Explorer Scouts Stargazing – Lhanbryde Moray Science Festival
Club Meetings 2013	Some of the events for 2013 Anderson’s Primary School Forres P6 Hythehill Primary School Lossiemouth P6 Elgin High S2 Hythehill Primary School Lossiemouth P3 East End Primary School Elgin P1 4th Elgin Brownies Stargazing – Lhanbryde Moray Science Festival
Club Meetings 2012	Some of the events for 2012 Public Observing Session at Easterton Airfield (following on from the event at Gordonstoun). Alien Worlds and the Night Sky Uncovered, Gordonstoun Junior School Cabrach Fun Day (With rockets, but the clouds prevented us from using the solar telescopes!) Portknockie Gala Nethy Bridge Moray Science Festival Public Lecture ‘A Year in Space’ by Professor Fraser at the Mansefield Hotel, 22nd March 2012. Sponsored by Moray Chamber of Commerce.
Club Meetings 2011	Some of the events for 2011 Stargazing LIVE, 8th January 2011 West End Primary School Pilmuir Primary School Moray Science Festival Bishopmill Primary School Milne’s Primary School Public Observing Session, Lhanbryde 26th March 2011 Rings of Saturn – Lhanbryde 26th March 2011
Club Meetings 2010	Some of the events for 2010 Nethybridge viewing – October 2010 Kinloss Primary School – September 2010 Lossiemouth Library – July 2010 Bishopmill Primary & Elgin Cubs – March 2010 Urqhart Brownies – February 2010 Pilmuir Primary School, Forres – February 2010 Geminid Meteor Watch Lhanbryde – 13 December 2010 Public Observing Session – 11th September 2010
Club Meetings 2009	Some of the events for 2009 St Thomas’ School, Keith: March 2009 International Year of Astronomy 2009 The McBoyle Hall, Portknockie: November 2009 Gordonstoun: October 2009 Craigellachie Village Hall: September 2009 Lhanbryde Community Centre: March 2009 Dyke & District Village Hall: February 2009
Club Meetings 2008	Some of the events for 2008 Moray Winter Festival: November 2008 SIGMA’s Astronomy Weekend: October 2008 Falconers Museum: October – December 2008
Club Meetings 2007	Some of the events for 2007 Geminids Meteor Shower Watch: December 2007 Moray Winter Festival Going NOVA: March 2007 Lunar Eclipse: 3rd March 2007 Public Observing Session: 17th February 2007
Club Meetings 2006	Some of the events for 2006 Public Observing Sessions: 17th & 18th November 2006 Public Observing Sessions: 17th & 18th February 2006 Scottish Space School talk for SIGMA: June 2006
Club Meetings 2005	Some of the events for 2005 Going NOVA: November 2005 Going Nova – Faulkes Telescope Hythehill Primary School: November 2005 High Spirits Church Group: October 2005 Moray Young Carers funday: August 2005 Moray Young Carers visit The Bothy: April 2005 Burghead Guides: March 2005
2004	Some of the events for 2004 Moray Science Festival
2003	Some of the events for 2003 Moving our Bothy from Kiltarlity to Birnie: May 2003 Rebuilding the Bothy at our Observing Site: May 2003 Annular Eclipse of the Sun: May 2003 Moray Science Festival Neil Bone
2002	Some of the events for 2002 Moray Science Festival
2001	Some of the events for 2001 Moray Science Festival John Brown – Astronomer Royal for Scotland
2000	Some of the events for 2000 Moray Science Festival