------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2944 2013 Aug 19 10.38UT 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ANNUAL AWARDS As subscribers will be aware, we invite voting by our readers on two annual awards based on the previous volume of 12 issues which this time covers Volume 49 relating to the period from 2012 May to 2013 April. The two names required are for: 1) Best contributor to the COVER material (The 'Alan Young Award'). 2) Best OVERALL contributor to the magazine and 'TA' in general including our WWW site (The 'George Alcock' award). Please e-mail the Editor your two nominations against (1) and (2) as soon as possible and at the latest to arrive by September 10. Your help with this important opportunity would be much appreciated. Guy M Hurst