[BAA-ebulletin 00601] Jersey Meeting 2nd - 4th September 2011 reminder

[BAA electronic bulletins service]

The closing date for the BAA meeting in Jersey has been extended until
Monday 30th August. The event is taking place at The
Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel, Jersey, St Helier, Channel Isles on 2nd
- 4th September. Titled "Astronomy Away from Home"

We are delighted to let you know that the Jersey Astronomical Group
will be opening up their observatory at 21:00 on the Saturday evening
for anyone who would like to go. The will supply hot drinks to keep
out the chill and have offered to help with transporting people to the
observatory and return them back to the hotel.

This meeting highlights the way amateurs can do really useful
astronomy when not at home.

The cost for Friday & Saturday will be £5.00 for BAA members and £7.00
for non-BAA members. Accompanied Children under 16 £2.50. This cost
includes hot & cold drinks on Saturday during registration and in the
afternoon. The tour costs £26 adult and £22 under 17's

Programme for the weekend

Fri 2nd Sept
19:00 - 19:55  Reception and display stands. Cash bar
19:55 - 20:00  Dr David Boyd, BAA President – Official welcome
20:00 - 21:00  Dr John Mason – Hunting the Northern Lights: Nature’s
extraordinary light show
21.10 - 22.00  Cash bar & observing the moon setting from the Hotel terrace

Sat 3rd Sept
09:00 - 09:45  Registration & Refreshments
09:45 - 10:00  Dr David Boyd, BAA President – Official welcome
10:00 - 10:45  Mike Frost – Visiting Camera Obscuras of the world
10:45 - 11:30  Dr Stewart Moore – Have Binoculars will travel
11:30 - 12:15  Mike Maunder – The MK1 Eyeball
12:15 - 14:00  Lunch
14:00 - 15:00  David Le Conte - CI megalithic tombs: An astronomical connection?
15:00 - 15:45  Roger Pickard – Variable Stars on the Move
15:45 - 16:30  Tea
16:30 - 17:15  Nick James – Imaging eclipses: the battle against
baggage allowances
17:15 - 17:30  Q&A session
17:30               Raffle & Close

Time to go out and have dinner, wander around & enjoy the sunset in
the West over the sea and St Aubin

20:00 - 21:30  Eric Blakeley of Channel TV – "The Roving Reporter"
21:30               Formal Close

21.30 - 22.30  Observing on the Hotel terrace & Cash Bar

Sun 4th Sept
10:30 - 17:00  Tours of the island including the War Tunnels (at
additional cost, please see below)

Details correct at the time of printing.

Event Organiser:        Mrs Hazel Collett, e-mail meetings at britastro.org
Local Co-ordinator:    Mr M Maunder, e-mail baa at speedibrews.com Tel:
01483 756201

PLEASE NOTE – Jersey is not in the UK, or EC and many mobile phones do
not allow calls within, as well as off-Island without prior
arrangement with the Service provider. As of 1st April 2011 the
reciprocal healthcare agreement has been reinstated.

Further details can be found on the BAA website at
www.britastro.org/jerseymeeting

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Hazel Collett
Meetings Secretary for the British Astronomical Association