[BAA Comets] Comet projects

[Richard Miles]

Hi Roger,

I was discussing this topic with Eliot Hall over a pub lunch last Saturday.
Both in relation to ARPS and the Comet Section

Generally speaking projects are a good approach for both Sections but it is 
usually best to limit the number of observing campaigns going on at any one 
time and to pick those that are especially favourable at the time (time of 
opportunity). There'll be a few starting up by way of ARPS after a short 
lay-off.

One other factor is the availability of telescopes able to be used to 
contribute to a programme. There will be some more robotic scopes coming on 
stream soon (some in S. Hemisphere) so that will all help.

Richard Miles

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Dymock" <roger.dymock at ntlworld.com>
To: <comets-disc at britastro.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 2:44 PM
Subject: [BAA Comets] Comet projects


> The BAA Comet section ran one specific project last year - observing and 
> imaging 2P/Encke - but,
> apart from that, our observing and imaging is of a random nature. Our 
> colleagues in the Variable
> Star Section have a number of permanent observational programs (see list 
> at
> http://britastro.org/vss/)
>
> Should we consider emulating them with such as;
> - comets for beginners
> - binocular comets
> - comets passing through minimum phase angle
> - comets prone to outburst
> - T3 comets
> - returning comets not yet observed
> - SOHO comets
>
> Each would of course need a coordinator so, as proposer of this idea, I am 
> duty bound to put my hand
> up for one of them.
>
> Regards
>
> Roger Dymock
> Email: roger.dymock at ntlworld.com
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> Skype: rogerdymock67 or
> Skype: rjvdymock
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>
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