The BAA’s Office is located in Burlington House, on Piccadilly in central London. Our postal address is:
The British Astronomical Association
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J 0DU
UK
Telephone: 0207 734 4145 (staffed 9am to 5pm, Mon-Fri)
Fax: 0207 439 4629
You can also contact us using our online web form.
The Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the financial and administrative affairs of the Association. It comprises the following:
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President
David Arditti
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Vice President
Alan Lorrain
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Treasurer
Graham Winstanley
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Business Secretary
Bill Tarver
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Trustee
Ann Davies
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Trustee
Geoff King
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Trustee
Richard McKim
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Trustee
Janice McClean
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Trustee
Tim Parsons
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The Council
The BAA’s Council is a larger body which organises the scientific and public activities of the Association. It comprises the Association’s Trustees, Section Directors, post holders, and the following elected members:
John Chuter, Alexandra Hart, David Boyd and Marc Stokes.
Marie-Louise Archer has been co-opted into Council for her work on the Back-to-Basics workshops.
Section Directors
Solar
Lyn Smith
Lunar
Dr Tony Cook
Mercury and Venus
Dr Paul G. Abel
Mars
Dr Richard McKim
Asteroids and Remote Planets
Dr Richard Miles
Jupiter
Dr John Rogers
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Mike Foulkes
Comet
Nick James
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Meteor
Dr John Mason
Aurora and Noctilucent Cloud
Sandra Brantingham
Variable Star
Jeremy Shears
Deep Sky
Callum Potter
Computing
Steve Harvey
Equipment and Techniques
David Arditti
Historical
Mike Frost
Radio Astronomy
Paul Hearn
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Other officers
Papers Secretary
Dr Jeremy Shears
Meetings Secretary
Hazel Collett
Journal Editor
Philip Jennings
Public Relations Officer
Dr John Mason
Archivists
John Chuter, Dr Richard McKim
Commission for Dark Skies
Bob Mizon
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UK Nova/Supernova Patrol
Guy Hurst
Membership Coordinator
Peter Carson
Sales and Promotion Coordinator
Ann Davies
Events Coordinator
Janice McClean
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