| Aims & Objectives |
Near Earth Asteroids,
the numbers continually topped up by those escaping from the Main Belt,
have been making headlines for some years – certain impacts (according to the
media) always, fortunately, turning in to near misses. The remote planets,
Uranus and Neptune, have been left out in the cold being rather
overshadowed by the Cassini/Huygens mission to their neighbour, Saturn.
Pluto of course is fighting to hold on to its ‘planet’ title following the
discovery of other similar sized Kuiper Belt Objects.
My objective is that
the Section should be able to offer something to active, virtual and
armchair observers. Areas of interest will eventually include; visual
telescopic observations, imaging (photographic, CCD, webcam), virtual
observing using on-line resources, orbital motion, the impact hazard,
history of discovery and observation, general understanding of the
planets and minor planets and space missions to those bodies.
If any of this interests you then please contact the Director.
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