Who’s Who

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:

David Arditti Alan Lorrain Graham Winstanley
President
David Arditti
Vice President
Alan Lorrain
Treasurer
Graham Winstanley
Ann Davies
Business Secretary
Bill Tarver
Trustee
John Chuter
Trustee
Ann Davies
Geoff King Richard McKim
Trustee
Geoff King
Trustee
Richard McKim
Trustee
Tim Parsons

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:
Marie-Louise Archer, David Boyd, Hazel Collet, Alexandra Hart,  and Bill Leatherbarrow.

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
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

Other officers

Papers Secretary
Dr Jeremy Shears
Meetings Secretary
Vacant
Journal Editor
Philip Jennings
Public Relations Officer
Dr John Mason
Archivists
John Chuter, Dr Richard McKim
Commission for Dark Skies
Howard Lawrence
UK Nova/Supernova Patrol
Guy Hurst
Membership Coordinator
Peter Carson
Sales and Promotion Coordinator
Ann Davies
Events Coordinator
Janice McClean
Newsletter Editor
Janice McClean