Annual Report for 2001

Meetings

The Society has held the following meetings during 2001:

January 5th
Graham Rule. Secretary of the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh.
Astronomical publishing in Edinburgh
Attendance 35
February 2nd
Dr John Cooke - University of Edinburgh
Mapping the nearest Stars
Attendance 57
March 2nd (AGM)
Lorna McCalman - Presidential Address
Dark Secrets
April 6th
Dr Dave Gavine - Astronomical Society of Edinburgh Daft Astronomers
Attendance 62
May 4th
Dr Mary Brück
Mary Evershed and the Astronomy of the Divine Comedy
Attendance 67
June 1st
George Grant - Treasurer of the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh
Telescope making part 2
Attendance 46
July 6th
BBQ and social evening
August 3rd
Member's Night
Contributors to the evening were, Dr D. Gavine, Jim Nisbet, Des Loughney and Dave King.
September 7th
Ron Livesey - Astronomical Society of Edinburgh
A Space odyssey
Attendance 55
October 5th
Dan Hillier - ROE Visitor Centre Manager 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 Disc on Two Legs
Attendance 66

Thanks to Alan Pickup for kindly presenting the "Monthly Sky map" talk to the Society each month.

Council Meetings

The Council of the Society met on January 26th, February 2nd, February 22nd, March 30th, April 27th, May 25th, June 29th, July 27th, August 31st, September 28th, October 26th, and November 30th.