[BAA Comets] Comet section meeting - 2017 June 17

[Nick James]

This meeting will take place in Northampton on Saturday, 2017 June 17. A 
preliminary list of speakers (in no particular order) and subjects is 
given below. There will also be a members' slot for short (10-15 min) 
talks. If you would like to give a short presentation on anything comet 
related please let me know.

     Nick James		Introduction and the Comet Section's work
     Richard Miles	Monitoring comet outbursts
     Peter Carson	Imaging comets from Southend
     Denis Buczynksi	Comet magnitudes:Some history
     Janice McClean	Politics and dirty snowballs
     Tony Angel		An amateur perspective on pro-am
     Alan Fitzsimmons	Unlocking the secrets of Near-Sun Comets
     Jonathan Shanklin	Periodic comets
     Members' session

Further details will appear on the BAA website:

https://britastro.org/node/8535

Entry for members is likely to be free (TBC) and there will be a small 
charge for non-members.

Nick James, Director, Comet Section