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    Gary Poyner
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    Is there anybody reading this old enough to remember Miss Caroline Herschel appearing at the BAA WInchester Weekend in either 1981 or 1982?  If so, you wouldn’t happen to have a photo to share would you?  I thought the BAAJ Winchester report might have had one, but I checked my Journals and couldn’t find anything.

    I would like to use a photo of her in a talk I’m giving to a local Womens Institute in three weeks time.  Full credit to the provider of course.

    It was a great thrill to meet her I have to say!

    Thanks,

    Gary

    #577493
    Martin Mobberley
    Participant

    Hello Gary,

    There was a pic on the front of the FAS May 1981 issue showing Patrick shaking hands with a young Deborah Herschel in Hampshire in April 1981 (HAG NAW event). It was taken by Pete Seiden. Not a Caroline, but a Deborah….That’s the only pic I can think of……I can email you a webcam pic and then scan it if you think it’s of use for your talk?

    Regards,

    Martin

    #577494
    Gary Poyner
    Participant

    Many thanks Martin.  It was Caroline I was after, simply because I met and spoke with her.  However I can use your pic as a backup should I not be able to get one of Caroline.

    Gary

    #577497
    David Basey
    Participant

    Gary,

    There are a couple of other pictures of Caroline Herschel in the Journal as follows:-

    1981 (91 4 p402) at the opening of the Herschel Museum.

    1985 (95 5 p222) in her obituary by Patrick Moore.

    Regards,

    David.

    #577498
    Gary Poyner
    Participant

    Thanks David.  I saw the one in 1981 when she opened up the museum, but it looked absolutely ancient so decided against it. I’ll check out the 1985 reference though.  Martin M also came up trumps (no surprise there), so I have all I need now.

    Cheers,

    Gary

    #577499
    Dawson
    Participant

    Gary, I’ve just seen a photo featuring Miss Caroline Herschel in the History of The Royal Astronomical Society Volume 2, 1920-1980, page 229:

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Royal-Astronomical-Society-1920-80/dp/0632017929/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475323431&sr=1-2-spell&keywords=history+of+the+royal+astronomcial+society

    Regards

    James

    #577515
    Jeremy Shears
    Participant

    Gary,

    I am a bit late on this one, but was looking into something else and I came upon Dick Chambers’ write-up of the 1982 Winchester week-end which confirms that was indeed the year when Miss Caroline Herschel was present and “who most charmingly agreed to say a few words to an appreciative audience”. JBAA, vol 93(1), page 31 (1982).

    I can understand how it must have made quite an impression on you. Sadly I wasn’t there.

    All the best,

    Jeremy

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