Edinburgh Workshop - October 18th 2008           

Following the VSS Workshop organised by Des Loughney in Edinburgh on Saturday 18th October,  we are pleased
to offer the speakers presentations for members to download. It will probably be useful to view these in conjunction
with the short articles that the contributors have prepared which will appear in the next Circular.

The Programme was as follows:-

Roger Pickard, Director of the Variable Star Section and President of the BAA: Welcome,

"Why Variable Stars"    

"Introduction to CCD Observing".   

John Toone, Chart Secretary "Visual Observing"   

Robin Leadbeater, "Spectroscopy and Variable Stars"This presentation is available on Robin's web site at:
http://www.threehillsobservatory.co.uk/astro/spectroscopy_10.htm

Des Loughney, Eclipsing Binary Secretary "Observing Eclipsing Binaries in Auriga 2008/2009"  

Melvyn Taylor, Binocular Secretary "Binocular Variables"   

 
  The Director and BAA President discusses CCD photometry.

The delegates pose before the meeting begins.

Robin Leadbeater (left) and Workshop organiser Des Loughney (right) present their talks.