BAA Deep Sky Section Meeting 2013

The Cotswold Astronomical Society is pleased to be hosting the annual British Astronomical Association Deep Sky Section meeting, on March 2nd 2013.

It will be held at our regular venue – Shurdington Social Centre.

Everyone welcome.

Entrance £10 (to include buffet lunch) payable at the door (the price is the same for BAA members, Cotswold AS members, and non-members).

No need to book in advance.

Exhibition of deep sky material by Section members is encouraged (bring your own display
boards).

The BAA and The Webb Deep Sky Society hope to have sales stands at the meeting.

Provisional Programme (All talks subject to possible change.)

09.30    Coffee
10.00 – 10.45    Welcome and Review of the Section year – Stewart Moore
10.45 – 11.30    Barnard, Gordon and the Darkness – Nick Hewitt
11.30 – 12.15    Deep Sky Imaging & Processing Using a Modified DSLR – Paul Curtis
12.15 – 12.45    RR Tau and Nebula Project – Gary Poyner

12.45    Buffet Lunch

14.30 – 15.15    Eye and Pencil – Martin Lewis
15.15 – 16.00    Deep Sky Imaging on the Cheap – Grant Privett

16.00    Tea

16.30 – 17.30     Cosmic Telescopes – Dr. Phil Marshall, Department of Physics (Astrophysics), University of Oxford
17.30    Meeting round up – Stewart Moore