------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2925 2013 Jun 27 13.58UT 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 ANNUAL MEETING 2013 SEPTEMBER 27 Further to the announcement in ‘The Astronomer’ for June giving details of speakers, these are repeated here for those subscribing to circulars only: Paul Abel: "Visual Planetary Astronomy" Nial Tanvir: “Gamma-ray burst demographics: short, long and ultra-long" Jeremy Shears: "Harold Knox-Shaw and the Helwan Observatory" Stan Waterman:  "The Cygnus Project- Summary to date and Highlights." Mark Kidger: "Living the Herschel dream: 4 years of science, 30 years of planning" Nick Hewitt: "Edge of Darkness", (on the Dark Nebula theme) The booking procedure is also now being opened with about three months to go to the event. The cost of admission for the whole day, to also include drinks and biscuits is £10.00 (pounds) per person. This venue does not offer cooked meals so please bring a packed lunch or make use of the many cafes and pubs available nearby. If you need further advice on these on the day please speak with our local organiser Nick Hewitt. The next circular will provide a booking form. On receipt of the completed form and remittance payable to ‘The Astronomer’ an e-mail receipt will be sent. Nearer the time of the meeting a detailed programme will also be sent. The booking can include colleagues even if they are not TA subscribers. All enquiries should be sent to Guy Hurst: Internet: guy@tahq.demon.co.uk Telephone: (01256) 471074 Guy M Hurst