------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2827 2012 Jun 12 18.25UT 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 Backup: gmh@wdcc1.bnsc.rl.ac.uk WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.theastronomer.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER/BAAVSS MEETING 2012 OCTOBER 13 Further to TA E-Circular 2816 the booking for the meeting on 2012 October 13 is now open. The following is an extract from the June issue of 'The Astronomer' for the benefit of those who only subscribe to these circulars. The venue is: St Mary's Church Complex, Goat lane, Basingstoke, RG21 7PZ. A booking form is now on the TA website at: http://www.theastronomer.org/ The admission cost (8.50 each but £9.50 after July 31) remains the same as last year and the cooked lunch price of £9.00 is also unchanged. Payments should be made out to 'The Astronomer'. The provisional speaker list and preliminary titles follow but later additions may also be possible: Supernova Ia progenitors: Dr. Boris Gaensicke 100 years of Novae: Dr. Nye Evans The expanding BAAVSS database: Roger Pickard, BAAVSS Director From Alcock's last comet to Herschel - studying comet's from space: Dr. Mark Kidger (ESA) The Lifetime achievements of George Alcock: Guy Hurst, Editor of 'The Astronomer' Project Alcock, the search for comets: Roger Dymock On receipt of the booking form and remittance, an initial e-mailed acknowledgement will be sent if an Internet address is quoted. Nearer the time of the meeting a detailed programme will also be sent. All enquiries should be sent to Guy Hurst as meeting organiser. Internet: guy@tahq.demon.co.uk Telephone: (01256) 471074 Guy M Hurst