| Calendar: | BAA Meetings & Events |
| Title: | Asteroid & Comet Sections Joint Meeting |
| When: | 06.10.2012 |
| Description: | "OBSERVING PROJECTS WITH ASTEROID-COMET CONNECTIONS"
A joint meeting of the BAA Comet Section and Asteroids and Remote Planets Section
at 10.00-17.00 hrs on Saturday, 2012 October 6
at the Berrill Lecture Theatre, Berrill Building, The Open University,
Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
Topics to include:
* Methods in common for observing asteroids and comets
* Discovering comets and asteroids
* Comets masquerading as asteroids
* Asteroids masquerading as comets
* Water ice in asteroids
* Short contributions from members
In addition, there will be keynote lectures by
Dr Simon Green
Senior Lecturer in Planetary and Space Sciences
Department of Physical Sciences,
The Open Universtity, Milton Keynes
Dr Stephen Lowry
Lecturer in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Centre for Astrophysics and Planetary Science
School of Physical Science
University of Kent, Canterbury
Dr Sam Duddy
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
University of Kent, Canterbury
N.B. We are hoping to have a small display area for members' use.
Any member wishing to contribute a short talk should contact Richard Miles
or Guy Hurst.
Travel directions to the Berrill Building can be found at:
www3.open.ac.uk/contact/locations.aspx
along with a map of the campus at:
www3.open.ac.uk/contact/maps/wh-campus.gif
A detailed programme of events can be found at:
www.britastro.org/~rmiles/Documents/BAA_comet_asteroid_meeting_2012.pdf
Richard Miles
arps [at] britastro.org
Guy Hurst
guy [at] tahq.demon.co.uk |
| Author: | callum.potter@gmail.com  |
