BAS Meetings and Events

This is what we got up to during our 2001 programme (click here to see our 2004/2005 programme):

January 19th

Beginners Item Observing hints for beginners. John Ball
Main Item The Moon. Simon Barnes

February 16th

Beginners Item Star Distances and Brightness. Simon Barnes
Main Item Joint talk by members:
Making a Dobsonian Telescope. Jon May
Transit of Venus. John Perry
Constructing an Observatory. Peter Bowers
March 16th
Visiting Planetarium (numbers limited).
Beginners Item The Spring Sky. Paul Cox
Main Item Mythology of the Spring Sky and Tour
of the Planets.
Bob Mizon (FRAS)
April 20th
Beginners Item Right Ascension (RA) and Declination. Geoff Bostock
Main Item Time. George Wilkins
May 18th
Beginners Item Meteors. Simon Barnes
Main Item Astrophotography. Peter Bowers

June 15th

Beginners Item The Summer Sky. Bill Hodder
Main Item Ladies of the Night Ann Bonell

July 20th
BAS Summer BBQ (Members Only)

August
No August Meeting
September 21st
Beginners Item The Autumn Sky. Paul Cox
AGM BAS Annual General Meeting John Ball
Main Item Video presentation. Paul Cox
Observing Weather permitting
October 19th
Beginners Item Planisphere. Simon Barnes
Main Item The Herschels at Bath. Mike Tabb
Observing Weather permitting
November 16th
Beginners Item The Winter Sky. Ian Hasell
Main Item Deep Sky Astronomy. Peter Bowers
Observing Weather permitting
December 7th
Social Evening (Members Only)
Observing Weather permitting

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