[BAA-ebulletin 00734] ONE-DAY SPRING MEETING IN CHICHESTER

[BAA electronic bulletins service]

ONE-DAY SPRING MEETING IN CHICHESTER

The final programme for the one-day spring meeting of the BAA, which is
being held at the South Downs Planetarium in Chichester, West Sussex on
Saturday, 27th April 2013, is now available.

Bookings should be made using the form inserted with the April issue of the
BAA Journal or available on the BAA website at www.britastro.org/mtg_april27

The theme if the meeting is 'Comets and Other Fuzzy Objects' and the
speakers and lecture titles are as follows:

The Intriguing Life of Massive Galaxies
Dr Claudia Maraston
Reader in Astrophysics, Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation,
University of Portsmouth

The Rosetta Mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Dr Christopher Carr
Senior Research Lecturer, Space and Atmospheric Physics Group
Imperial College, London

Charles Messier: The Man and His Famous Catalogue
Lee MacDonald
Editor, Deep-Sky Observer, Journal of the Webb Deep-Sky Society
and Assistant Director, BAA Historical Section

The Great Comets of 2013?
Nick James
Assistant Director, BAA Comet Section

The Local Group of Galaxies: Not Such A Quiet Place!
Dr John Mason
Principal Lecturer, South Downs Planetarium and Science Centre


Doors open at 10.00am and the first lecture commences at 10.30am.  The
meeting ends at 5.30pm.  The venue is a short walk from Chichester rail and
bus stations and there is free car parking on site.

The cost of the meeting, including the lectures, tea/coffee and a light
lunch is £10 for BAA members and £12.50 for non-members. Members of BAA
affiliated societies may attend at the members' rate.

Early booking is recommended as space is limited in the Planetarium's main
auditorium and all bookings need to be received at the BAA's London Office
by Friday, 19th April 2013 at the latest.

This e-bulletin issued by:
Dr John Mason, Local Meeting Organiser
2013 March 20