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The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh |
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The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh |
In May, Unique Events had access to the grounds to prepare for the Beltane Festival
The student radio group "Fresh Air FM" used the observatory as a transmitter site in May/June and October/November.
Lorna McCalman, Graham Rule, Pete MacDonald, Jim Nisbet and Adrian Weatherhead, spent several evenings clearing the overgrown garden and tidying up the observatory in preparation for Doors Open Day and the BAA Aurora section meeting. Sincere thanks to all who worked so hard to make the observatory look presentable for our visitors.
Our contribution to "Doors Open Day" was organised by Jim Nisbet. Talks were given throughout the day by Graham Rule and Horst Meyerdierks. Members of the society who helped were; Yvonne Warner, David Small, Anastasia Pappa, and James Nisbet. We had an estimated 400 - 500 people visit the observatory. Thanks again to those members who helped make it such a success.
The observatory grounds were used by Unique Events, for a firework display at the end of the pre-hogmanay torchlit procession.