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The
Exhibition is the showcase of the Association’s work, and is open to
everyone, free of charge. The Association’s Officers work all year
round and expend considerable time and effort on administration, while
Section Directors analyse observations, publish reports, and produce
exhibits. It is gratifying if they know that their work, and the work of
observers and other contributors, is seen and appreciated. This
year’s Exhibition took place on Saturday 22
June 2013 10.00
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at Manchester
Metropolitan University The Exhibition was opened by Councillor
Naeem ul Hassan, JP Lord
Mayor of Manchester |
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The
Lord Mayor’s opening speech Ladies
and gentlemen, good morning, and welcome to our wonderful city of Manchester.
I am delighted to have been invited this morning to officially open the
British Astronomical Association’s Exhibition. The Association was
formed in 1890, and is the foremost amateur astronomical organisation in the
UK, with an international membership in thirty-eight countries. The
Exhibition today is open to the Members and the general public, and there is
much to see, giving you the opportunity to learn more about the work of the
BAA. For those of you visiting our city for the first time to attend the Exhibition,
I do hope you have the opportunity to explore our vibrant and multicultural
city and all it has to offer. It is a centre for trade and commerce, a centre
for communication and media, and a focus of finance, higher education, the
arts, and world-class sport. And for those of you who have the stamina, the
city is a centre for non-stop night-life, with bars and cafés,
lively restaurants, music, entertainment, and so much more. I am delighted to
declare this Exhibition open. |
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BAA EXHIBITORS |
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Lyn Smith Director Solar
Section |
Prof Bill Leatherbarrow Director Lunar
Section |
Dr Richard McKim Director Mercury
and Venus Section Mars
Section |
Dr Richard Miles Director Asteroids
and Remote Planets
Section |
Dr John Rogers Director Jupiter
Section |
Mike Foulkes Director Saturn
Section |
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Jonathan Shanklin Director |
Dr John Mason Director |
Ken Kennedy Director |
Roger Pickard Director |
Callum Potter Director |
Bob Marriott Director |
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Comet
Section |
Meteor
Section |
Aurora
Section |
Variable
Star Section |
Deep
Sky Section |
Instruments
and Imaging Section |
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Mike Frost Director Historical
Section |
Sheridan Williams Director Computing
Section |
Paul Hyde Coordinator Radio
Astronomy Group |
Bob Mizon Coordinator Campaign
for Dark Skies |
Hazel McGee Editor BAA
Journal |
Ann Davies Coordinator Sales
and Promotions |
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Other representatives of the
Sections were also in attendance |
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SOCIETIES AND ORGANISATIONS |
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Manchester
Astronomical Society |
Liverpool
Astronomical Society |
Macclesfield
Astronomical Society |
Altrincham
Astronomical Society |
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Cannock
Civic Observatories |
Society
for the History of Astronomy |
Norman
Lockyer Observatory |
Newbury
Astronomical Society |
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TRADE STANDS |
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Astronomia |
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Aurora
Books |
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Cave
Collimator |
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Galactic
Garments |
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Virtual
Image |
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ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY |
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In the lecture theatre, short
(10-minute) talks detailing the work of the Sections were presented by Directors and
representatives, at the following times: |
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11.00 Instruments and
Imaging 11.20 Solar 11.40 Deep Sky 12.00 Jupiter 12.20 Aurora |
12.40 Historical 1.00 Variable Star 1.20 Mercury and Venus 1.40 Radio Astronomy 2.00 Mars |
2.20 Campaign for
Dark Skies 2.40 Computing 3.00 Lunar 3.20 Asteroids and
Remote Planets 3.40 Meteor |
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At 4.15 pm a lecture was presented by Sir
Arnold Wolfendale, FRS 14th
Astronomer Royal Emeritus
Professor, University of Durham The
Origin of the Universe |
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Visits to the Godlee
Observatory (Courtesy
members of Manchester Astronomical Society) |
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The cake |
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Photographs by Bob
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contains a report and a selection of photographs |
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