Annual Report for 2000 - Meetings

The Society has held the following meetings during 2000

January 7th: Graham Rule - ASE; Thomas David Anderson - Watcher of the Skies
February 4th: Omar Almaini - ROE; The Universe Through X-ray Eyes
March 3rd: Annual General meeting; Followed by Alan Ellis BSc FRAS - President, ASE; Jupiter - the Liquid Giant (Presidential Address)
April 7th: Neil Grubb - ASE; CCD Imaging
May 5th: Brian Kelly - Former Dundee City Astronomer; The story of the little bear, the rose and the sunspots
June 2nd: Gerry Taylor - ASE; Families of Satellites
July 7th: Social evening and barbecue
August 4th: Members night; Short presentations were given by:
Jim Nisbet Here is the astronomical news
George Grant Re-energising the ASE
Nikki McLeod Using a webcam on a laptop for astronomical imaging
Ron Livesey Aurorae & radio propogation
Bill Ward Observations of Ceres at opposition
September 1st: Dave Gavine - ASE; Lunar Occultations
October 6th: Dr Marek Kukula - ROE; Black Holes and Quasars
Novenber 3rd: Dr David Clarke - Director of University of Glasgow Observatory; The Pleiades
December 1st: Rodger Stapleton - St Andrews University; What time is it?

Attendance at Meetings (where recorded) has been: 47 in February, 39 in June, 25 in August, 64 in October, 75 in November, and 75 in December.

Council Meetings

The council met on 7th January, 24th January, 28th January, 25th February, 31st March, 28th April, 26th May, 3rd July, 28th July, 25th August, 29th September, 27th October, and 24th November.