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The Exhibition
Meeting is the annual showcase of the Association’s work – open
to everyone, free of charge. The Association’s Officers work all year
round and expend considerable time and effort on administration, while
Section Directors analyse observations, publish reports, and produce
exhibits. It is gratifying if they know that their work, and the work of
observers and other contributors, is seen and appreciated. Distinguished
contributions are acknowledged with the presentation of the Association’s
annual awards and medals. |
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Last
year’s Exhibition Meeting took place on 27 June 2009 at the |
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The Royal Hospital
was established by Royal Charter in 1694 for the relief and support of seamen
and their dependents. The plans were drawn up by Sir Christopher Wren, and
during the first half of the eighteenth century various illustrious
architects – including Nicholas Hawksmoor, Sir John Vanbrugh and James
‘Athenian’ Stuart – completed the design. After the
establishment of peace at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, and as the
nineteenth century progressed, the number of Pensioners declined, and the Hospital
finally closed in 1869. Soon afterwards the Royal Naval College moved in,
heralding a new beginning for the buildings as a naval training centre for
officers from around the world. In 1998 the Royal Navy left for its new base
at Shrivenham, and responsibility for the Old Royal Naval College passed to
the newly established Greenwich Foundation. |
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The
exhibition, in Queen Anne Court, was
opened at 10.15 am by
The
Worshipful the Mayor of Greenwich Councillor
Allan MacCarthy |
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Lorraine
Crook, the Mayor, and
Roger Pickard (President) |
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The
Mayor begins his 3-hour visit |
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The
Mayor’s emblem, signifying the
Sun, astronomy and navigation |
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Roger Pickard President
of the Association Director Variable
Star Section |
Lyn Smith Director Solar
Section |
Prof Bill Leatherbarrow Director Lunar
Section |
Dr Richard McKim Director Mercury
and Venus Section Mars
Section |
Dr Richard Miles Director Asteroids
and Remote Planets
Section |
Dr John Rogers Director Jupiter
Section |
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Mike Foulkes Director |
Jonathan Shanklin Director |
Dr John Mason Acting
Director |
Dr David Gavine Director |
Dr Stewart Moore Director |
Bob Marriott Director |
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Saturn
Section |
Comet
Section |
Meteor
Section |
Aurora
Section |
Deep
Sky Section |
Instruments
and Imaging Section |
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Guy Hurst Coordinator UK
Nova/Supernova Patrol |
Bob Mizon Coordinator Campaign
for Dark Skies |
Hazel McGee Editor BAA
Journal |
Val White Editor BAA
Handbook |
Ann Davies Coordinator Sales
and Promotions |
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Exhibition
Guide |
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Throughout
the day a short rolling presentation of BAA work and activities was shown in
the lecture theatre and on one of the large monitors in the main exhibition
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Live sessions using
the robotic Faulkes Telescope South were planned for 12.00 noon and 2.00 pm in
the first-floor lecture theatre. Unfortunately the demonstrations were foiled
by cloudy weather over Australia, and Jeff Moreland (Robotic Telescope
Coordinator) and Richard Miles (Director of the Asteroids and Remote Planets
Section) instead presented talks on the use of robotic telescopes and what
could have been achieved had the weather proved favourable. In the first
session, Nik Szymanek also contributed a talk and presented some of the
results he had obtained with the Faulkes Telescopes. For details of the
Robotic Telescope Project see the website of the Instruments and
Imaging Section. |
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Tim
Brown (ORNC Events
Coordinator) |
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A
contented Melvyn Taylor at
the VS Section exhibit |
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Richard
Miles greets visitors from
a distance |
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Bruce
Kingsley and Brian McInnerny study
something |
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Bill
Leatherbarrow (Director, Lunar Section), John Rogers (Director, Jupiter
Section), Mike Foulkes (Director, Saturn Section) and
Paul Abel (Assistant Director, Saturn Section) |
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Gathering
of the Clans David
Gavine (Director, Aurora Section), Harry Ford (asteroid
6907 Harryford) and Ken Kennedy |
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Guy
Hurst (Coordinator, UK Nova/Supernova Patrol)
and Ron Johnson (Business Secretary) |
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Roger
Dymock, Jeff Moreland and
Richard Miles |
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Stewart
Moore (Director,
Deep Sky Section) |
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Jerry
Stone entertains members and visitors, including a family from Boston,
Massachussetts |
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BAA
sales |
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The
Lunar Section exhibit |
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Bob
Marriott (Director, Instruments and Imaging Section) |
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Bob
Mizon (Coordinator, Campaign for Dark Skies) |
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A
few moments of relaxation in the cafeteria |
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Nik
Szymanek |
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A
chat with Neil Parker |
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John
Rogers, and Valerie and Mike Foulkes |
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The
next train will depart at ... |
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At
2.45 pm in the ground-floor lecture theatre the Association’s awards
were presented to |
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Maurice
Gavin Merlin
Medal and Gift ‘...
in recognition of a notable contribution to the advancement
of astronomy’ |
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Tony
Markham Steavenson
Award ‘...
to a member who has made an outstanding contribution to observational
astronomy’ |
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Dr
Lawrence Newell Horace
Dall Medal and Gift ‘...
to a person who has shown marked
ability in the making of astronomical
instruments’ |
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Peter
Hudson Lydia
Brown Award ‘...
in recognition of meritorious service
to the Association in an honorary
capacity over many years’ |
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The
full citation for each recipient will accompany the report of the Exhibition
Meeting in the Journal |
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At
5.00 pm in the ground-floor lecture theatre a talk was presented by Dr
Richard Dunn Curator
of the History of Navigation at the National Maritime Museum The History of the Telescope :
A Greenwich Perspective
Dr
Dunn was asked to sign several copies of his book – The Telescope : A Short History For
details of the book see the website of the National Maritime Museum |
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Also
in Greenwich... |
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The
Royal Observatory |
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The
National Maritime Museum |
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The
95th Rifles |
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The
Painted Hall |
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Admiral
Howe, Admiral Lord Nelson, Admiral St Vincent et al. |
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A
walk under the Thames |
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A
walk along the Thames |
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A
view from the Royal Observatory |
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A
21½-minute video, produced by Nick James, is available in the Members
Only area of the main BAA website After
logging in, follow the Members Only link and then the Videos link The
file is WMV format (49.6 Mb) and can be downloaded |
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