THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 823 1994 Mar 25 20.05UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074 TELEX: 9312111261 Answerback: TA G TELECOM GOLD: 10074:MIK2885 INTERNET: GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK or GMH at AST-STAR.CAM.AC.UK ------------------------------------------------------------------- **********THE ASTRONOMER THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY MEETING************* In May of this year, this organisation will have been in existence for thirty years. I have 'looked after' the group for the last nineteen years. To commemorate this anniversary a special meeting will be held on Saturday 1994 May 28th at St.Mary's Church Hall, Basingstoke. The principle speaker will be Dr.Gareth Williams, Associate Director, Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, USA who will talk on the operation of the MPC. A full schedule plus details of booking arrangements will be released shortly. In the meantime we plan to make this a very special meeting. One important point to consider is the 30th Anniversary exhibition award. We ask that any TA subscriber, wherever in the world they are located, submit three items (maximum) by way of photographs, drawings, paintings or unusual observational log pages. These must relate to work carried out at some point during TA's 30 year history i.e. since 1964 May. It can relate to work already published by us but new material is also welcomed. Clearly when this is judged at the meeting we will be looking for some outstanding items which have unusual or memorable features. If you will attend the meeting we need only a message detailing a short description of each of the three items which can then be brought with you. However if you cannot attend then please send these to the Editor to reach us by the end of APRIL AT THE LATEST. We also hope to produce the first-ever TA Handbook to celebrate this event. This will contain new articles from the world's leading observers and also some vintage material from older issues which are no longer in print. Priority sales for this unique publication will initially be at the meeting itself . Anne Hurst has kindly agreed to provide the catering and intends to produce a special anniversary cake for us all to share at the meeting. Please make a note in your diaries now for this historic event. Further details will be released shortly,