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Joint Meeting of The American Association of Variable Star Observers and The British Astronomical Association Out of London Meeting Programme of Events |
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Thursday Evening |
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19.00 |
Dinner on Campus |
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20.00 |
Visit to Cambridge Institute of Astronomy old telescopes - no charge
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Friday Daytime 11th April
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09.20 - 09.30 |
Welcome, BAA President, Roger Pickard and AAVSO Director Dr Arne Henden |
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09.30 - 10.00 |
Dr Paula Szkody, Washington University, HST Campaigns and the Amateur |
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10.00 - 10.30 |
Des Loughney, VSS, Eclipsing Binaries - Observational Challenges |
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10.30 - 12.45 |
Short Presentations David Boyd, New results on SW Sex stars and a proposed observing campaign Martin Nicholson, A week in the life of a remote observer Tea/coffee break Mike Simonsen, AAVSO Acronyms Demystified in 15 Minutes Patrick Wils, Finding eclipsing binaries in NSVS data Pamela Gay, Peer-to-Peer Astronomy Education |
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12.45 - 14.00 |
Buffet Lunch |
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14.00 - 14.45 |
John Toone, VSS, British Variable Star Associations 1848-1908 |
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14.45 - 15.30 |
Robin Leadbeater, VSS, Chasing Rainbows - The European amateur spectroscopy scene |
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15.30 - 16.00 |
Tea/coffee break |
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16.00 - 16.45 |
Dr Tom Lloyd-Evans, VSS, Long term monitoring and the Carbon Miras |
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16.45 - 17.30 |
Dr Boris Gaensicke, Warwick University, Cataclysmic variables from large surveys - a silent revolution |
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17.30 |
Close |
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Friday Evening |
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19.00 - 20.00 |
Dinner on Campus |
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20.00 - 21.00 |
Informal lecture: Prof Mike Bode, Liverpool John Moores University, The Explosions of the Recurrent Nova RS Ophiuchi
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Saturday Daytime 12th April
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10.00 - 10:25 |
Registration - Tea/coffee available |
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10.25 - 10:30 |
Welcome, BAA President, Roger Pickard and AAVSO Director Dr Arne Henden |
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10.30 - 11:15 |
Dr Rene Oudmaijer, Leeds University, Star Formation |
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11.15 - 12:00 |
Dr Arne Henden, AAVSO, The MJUO/AAVSO Collaboration |
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12.00 - 13:30 |
Buffet Lunch |
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13.30 - 14:15 |
Guy Hurst, BAA, Novae and Supernovae: from visual to remote robotic observations |
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14.15 - 15.00 |
Lee MacDonald, BAA, Observing the Sun with Small Telescopes |
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15.00 - 15:45 |
Tea/coffee break |
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15.45 - 16:30 |
Dr Giulio Del Zanna, Mullard Space Science Laboratory, Changes in the solar corona during the last cycle |
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16.30 - 17:30 |
Mr Arto Oksanen, Nyrölä Observatory, Finland, Observing GRB Optical Afterglows
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17.30 |
Close |
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Saturday Evening |
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19.00 - 19.30 |
Assemble for Banquet (Smart casual attire will suffice) |
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19.30 - 21.00 |
Banquet and awards |
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21.00 - 22:00 |
After Dinner lecture by Guest Speaker Prof John Brown, Astronomer Royal for Scotland, Some Musings on 50 Years in Astronomy and Magic |
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Sunday 13th April
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09.00 – 19.00 |
Visit to Stonehenge / Avebury |
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