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Newbury is the destination for the Spring 2012 BAA "Back to Basics" Beginners Meeting on March 17th 2012.
Hosted by the Newbury Astronomical Society, it will take place at:
St Cassian’s Centre, Wallingtons Road, Kintbury, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 9SR
The cost of this event is £8.00 to BAA members and £10.00 to non-members (price includes refreshments and a Buffet Lunch,). The day starts at 10:30 with registration and finishes at 17:30.
To book download this Booking Form, complete and send with your remittance to the BAA Office
Programme:
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10:30
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Registration – Tea/coffee
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11:00
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Official welcome – BAA President, Prof Bill Leatherbarrow (5 mins)
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11:05
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So what astronomy can I do? – Hazel Collett (10 mins)
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11:15
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What equipment & books do I need? – Dr Stewart Moore (45 mins)
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12:00
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Solar observing and Workshop – Lee Macdonald (1 hour)
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13:00
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Lunch
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14:00
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Lunar observing & Workshop – Prof Bill Leatherbarrow (1 hour)
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15:00
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Planet observing & Workshop – Dr John Rogers (1 hour)
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16:00
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Afternoon Tea (30 mins)
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16:30
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Simple imaging – Richard Fleet (45 mins)
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17:15
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Feedback, Q&A session & Raffle (15 mins)
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17:30
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Close
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Getting to the event:
St Cassian’s Centre is near Kintbury which is south of the A4 between Newbury and Hungerford. It is 12 miles from junction 13 of the M4 and 8 miles west of Newbury. After turning off the A4, follow the road through Kintbury village until the Blue Ball pub. Here turn left up Wallingtons Road and follow signs for St Cassian’s. This is approximately 2 miles from the A4 junction. There will be BAA event signs on the road. There is a direct rail service to Kintbury from Paddington.
NB. Beware that putting the St Cassian’s postcode into Satnavs may take you to the wrong place!
Follow this link for a Google Map
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