[BAA-ebulletin 00852] METEOR SECTION MEETING IN BIRMINGHAM THIS SATURDAY

[BAA electronic bulletins service]

METEOR SECTION MEETING IN BIRMINGHAM THIS SATURDAY

 

Members are reminded that there will be a meeting of the BAA Meteor Section
in Birmingham this coming Saturday, 9th May 2015.  

 

The meeting is open to all and admission is free of charge.

 

The meeting will take place in the John Lee Lecture Theatre of the
Birmingham and Midland Institute, 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham B3 3BS.  

 

The venue is only a short walk from Birmingham New Street and Snow Hill
stations.  

Please visit http://bmi.org.uk/location.html for directions to the venue.

 

Doors will be open from 10:00am and the meeting commences at 10:30am.  There
will be breaks for lunch and afternoon tea.  

 

No lunch is provided so people are advised to either bring a packed lunch or
eat at one of the many eating places within a short walk of the meeting
venue.

 

The planned meeting programme is as follows, but late changes may be
necessary depending upon the travel situation on the day.

 

Morning Session

 

Dr John Mason - Welcome and Introduction to the Work of the Meteor Section

Nick James - 40 Years of Meteor Imaging

William Stewart - DSLR Meteor Imaging: Advantages, Analyses and Challenges

Paul Hyde - New Opportunities for Meteor Scatter

 

Afternoon Session

 

Alex Pratt  - Showers, Sporadics and Sprites: 3 Years of NEMETODE Science

William Stewart - Meteor Videography: Overview and Opportunities

Tony Markham  - The New IMO Fireball Report Form: A Case Study

 

Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, Queens University Belfast -

The Chelyabinsk Impact: Lessons Learned

 

The meeting is expected to end at around 5pm.

 

I look forward to welcoming you there on Saturday.

 

 

This e-bulletin issued by:

John W. Mason, Director, BAA Meteor Section

2015 May 06