[BAA-ebulletin 00657] BAA Deep Sky Section Meeting - March 10 Northampton

[BAA electronic bulletins service]

BAA DEEP SKY SECTION  MEETING - 2012 MARCH 10 

Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castillian Terrace, Northampton, NN1 1LD

 

There has been a slight change to the previously advertised programme as due to illness Martin Lunn is unable to give his talk on dating Cassiopeia A.  However David Boyd and Owen Brazell have kindly stepped in at short notice to give talks and the (hopefully) final programme is shown below.

 

09.30                 Coffee

10.00 - 10.45     Welcome and Review of the Year - Stewart Moore

10.45 - 11.30     The Death of Stars - Bob Winter

11.30 - 12.15     The Spectra of Dying Stars - Robin Leadbeater    

12.15 - 12.30     Behaviour of Gyulbudaghian's Nebula and PV Cep - David Boyd

12.30 - 12.45     New Planetary Nebulae - Owen Brazell

 

12.45                   Buffet Lunch

 

14.30 - 15.15      Building and Using a Large Dobsonian - Andrew Robertson

15.15 - 16.00      Observing from New Mexico Skies - Chris Longthorn

 16.00                  Tea

 16.30 - 17.30     Cosmic Genesis - a Unique View of the Birth of a Neutron Star

                            Dr Matthew Malek (Imperial College)

 17.30                  Meeting round up - Stewart Moore

 
Everyone welcome.  Entrance £10 (to include buffet lunch) payable at the door.

No need to book in advance. All talks subject to possible change.

Exhibition of deep sky material by Section members is encouraged (bring your own display boards).

 

The BAA and Webb Deep Sky Society hope to have sales stands at the meeting.

 

Stewart Moore,  Director BAA Deep Sky Section.

Owen Brazell,  Assistant Director