After visiting Cheltenham in 2008, for what was a very successful day out, the Deep Sky Section returns to Northampton in 2009 for its annual meeting.

This takes place on Saturday March 7th at the Humfrey Rooms, Castilian Terrace (see the following link for directions http://www.nnhs.info/general/location.htm). The provisional programme includes the following: Project Cygnus by Nick Hewitt, 21st century visual astronomy by Dale Holt, A demonstration of on-line data base and chart searching by Owen Brazell, the future of amateur supernova hunting by Tom Boles, H-alpha imaging plus behind Apollo by Gordon Rogers, measuring double stars by John McCue and massive stars in the nearby universe by Dr Lucy Hadfield - a talk based on her recent Ph.D research at Sheffield University.

Admission to the meeting is £7 (payable at the door) which includes refreshments throughout the day and a leisurely buffet lunch with time for socialising. Northampton is a relatively central location, both north / south and east / west, and is well served by road and rail connections, with frequent trains from London and plenty of car parking. Display material is welcome from Section members and both the BAA sales stand and the Webb Deep Sky Society will be present. Doors will open at 9.30am with tea and coffee available from 10.00 and the meeting starting at 10.30. All BAA members and their friends are welcome.