Winter 2001-2002 Programme of Meetings

City Observatory, Calton Hill, Edinburgh EH7 5AA

Currently we do not have a post-box at the Observatory so please do not post anything to us there. Instead, send your correspondence to one of the Society's Officers at their home address. Please accept our apologies if you have had post returned marked 'gone away'.

Ordinary meetings take place at 8pm (Civil Time) in the City Dome of the City Observatory (usually on the first Friday of the month). The Observatory is open to the public most other Friday evenings from 8pm to 10pm.

Any changes to our meeting arrangements will be put
on our website http://www.astronomyedinburgh.org/
and on the answering machine at the observatory (556 4365).

 
2001 October 5th Dan Hillier ROE Visitor Centre Manager
  The ROE Visitor Centre Heritage Lottery Bid
 
November 2nd Brian Kelly Former Dundee City Astronomer
  The Search for the Nebulae
 
December 7th Mrs Margaret Morris, FRAS The Astronomical Society of Glasgow
  An Accretion Disk on Two Legs
 
2002 January 11th Russell Eberst Royal Observatory Edinburgh
NB Not first Friday! Satellite Tracking
 
February 1st Slides Evening
  Some of the interesting sets of slides recently purchased by the Society will be presented by members.
 
March 1st Annual General Meeting
Prof John Brown Honorary President, ASE
Astronomer Royal for Scotland
Magic of the Cosmos
 

The Astrophotography & Imaging Group and the Messier Group meet on the Monday following the Ordinary Meeting at 8pm: 8th October, 5th November, 10th December, 14th January, 4th February, 4th March. All members are welcome to attend.