British Astronomical Association Deep Sky Section Annual Meeting 2014

[callump]

The BAA Deep Sky Section will be holding their annual meeting on March 15th at The Deco, Northampton. SGL members are very welcome, hope to see you there.

The programme for the day is:

9:45 - Doors open - tea and coffee

10:30 - Review of the year - Callum Potter

11:00 - Dale Holt -  "Using a deep sky video camera to observe the Hickson Compact Galaxy groups"

11:30 - Stewart Moore - "Great Balls of Fire - The Glory of Globulars"

12:30 - Lunch

14:00 - Section observing programmes - Callum Potter, Paul Curtis, & Grant Privett

14:30 - Grant Privett - "Digging in the Dirt: Adventures with image noise"

15:00 - Ian Sharp - “Remote imaging the deep sky”

16:00 - Tea

16:30 - Prof. Albert Zijlstra (University of Manchester) - “Latest developments in planetary nebulae research”

17:30 - Close

All talks subject to possible change

Price: £10 to BAA members and members of BAA affiliated societies, £15 to non-members.

Includes tea and coffee refreshments, buffet lunch. The theatre bar will be open at lunchtime.

Entrance payable at the door, no advance booking - if you are planning to attend it would help to let us know for planning catering requirements -

email deepsky@britastro.org

Traders Astronomia, BAA Sales & the Webb Deep-Sky Society will be in attendance.

If anyone would like to view something specific or order for collection from Astronomia, please email adele@astronomia.co.uk in advance.

Venue: The Deco, Abington Square, Northampton NN1 4AE

http://www.thedeco.co.uk/

Parking: The nearest car park is St. Michaels multi-storey car park which is adjacent to The Deco - after parking take the Abington Square exit.

Directions at http://www.thedeco.co.uk/deco_map.pdf

Latest news and updates on the meeting will be posted on the section website: britastro.org/dss

/callump

[michaelmorris]

What a great day. Lots of really interesting talks, most with a very practical theme.

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[callump]

Thanks Michael, glad you enjoyed it. Back to Cheltenham next year, so a shorter trip for you!

Cheers, Callum