[BAA 00479] Deep Sky Section Meeting Saturday March 6

[Richard Mansfield]

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BAA electronic bulletin No. 00479 http://www.britastro.org/
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The 2010 BAA Deep Sky Section Meeting takes place this Saturday, March 6, at the Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castillian Terrace, Northampton, NN1 1LD, hosted by the Northamptonshire Natural History Society.

For directions to venue see http://www.nnhs.info/general/location.htm

Coffee and tea available from 10am with the meeting starting at 10.30.
Speakers and titles of talks (not necessarily in order of presentation) are given below.

Stewart Moore - Review of the Section Deep Sky Year

Grant Privett - The BAA Variable Nebula Project

Nick James - Using Remote Telescopes (including a live demonstration)

Tom Boles - The Past Present and Future of Supernova Hunting

John McCue - Measuring Double Stars

Nik Szymanek - Photographing the Night Sky with Film, CCD and DSLRs

Lee Macdonald - Roberts, Barnard and the Nebulae

Unfortunately Dr Laurence Sabin is now unable to give her talk on new planetary nebulae. However we still have a full and interesting programme, and for an entrance fee of £8 (payable at the door) which includes a buffet lunch washed down with the local Natterjack, a good value for money day out as well.

Both the BAA, the Webb Deep Sky Society and Aurora Books hope to have stands at the meeting.

I look forward to seeing you there and to a day of interesting talks and socialising.

Stewart Moore
Deep Sky Section Director