------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1553 2000 Aug 20 14.45UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074 INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.demon.co.uk/astronomer ------------------------------------------------------------------- TA AGM 2000 Further to the announcement on E1533, further details of this event are now available: Date: Saturday 2000 October 7. Location: St.Mary's Church Hall, Basingstoke Admission: L6.00 (six pounds) covers lectures, coffee (morning) and tea (afternoon). Luncheon: optional three course cooked luncheon available at an extra cost of L7.00 (seven pounds). Admission and lunch should be booked in advance. In return a programme with timings etc will be sent to you. The provisional programme is: Optical observations of Gamma Ray Bursters Nial Tanvir (University of Hertfordshire) Are the cool stars in cataclysmic variables spotty - and should we care? Natalie Webb (Keele University) Grassroots Astronomy. How do we dig it up? Melvyn Taylor 25 years as TA Editor, hardly a dull moment! Guy Hurst GRB's, the visual observers contribution Gary Poyner The Measurement of Sunspot Area: How and Why Peter Meadows DEBATE: Where have all the new astronomers gone? Everyone The booking form enclosed with TA 435 (2000 July) may be used but please note that due to various additional commitments for the editor, any further forms (with remittances payable to 'The Astronomer') should now be sent to: Peter Meadows, 6 Chelmerton Avenue, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9RE. (Please delete reference to the editors address on the earlier form). We extend an invitation to e-circular subscribers and also any non-members. If you do not have a form please send details of: Full Names Names of others attending in the same booking Postal address for programmes to be sent Internet address if applicable Telephone number Number of admissions (at L6 each) Number of lunches (at L7 each) Guy M Hurst ---------------------------------------------------------------- Guy M Hurst, 16 Westminster Close, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Tel/FAX:(01256) 471074. International +441256471074 INTERNET: guy@tahq.demon.co.uk OR gmh@uk.ac.rl.star.ast WWW http://www.demon.co.uk/astronomer ----------------------------------------------------------------