wpo - astronomy meetings
BAA Instruments & Imaging Section AGM - 2000
2000 May 6 - held at the Humfrey
Rooms - Castilian Terrace - Northampton - UK on a beautiful sunny day [it's
been dull and wet of late!] graced [outside!] by the first swallows of
summer. The attendance was about 60 of the UK's keenest observers,
opticians and telescope makers. These are a few of my pics from the day.
click for the BIG picture 
During the morning session space author David Shayler
spoke on the
Hubble Space Telescope and John Wall on his massive
30-inch
Refractor - his 'final' big project. The post lunch session included
Bob Marriott [for Henry Hatfield] showing results from the upgraded Sevenoak's
Spectrohelioscope, John Saxton on a Telescope Drive Corrector
and Guy Hurst on correct procedures for Reporting Discoveries.
The final session Guy spoke again this time on Patrolling for Nova
via a fixed CCD camera with standard 50mm lens, I&I Director Bob Neville
on an Offset Tracking Devise using a motorized tilting plane glass
'filter' and Bob Marriott on an emotive Visit to Hardwick -
Herefordshire - home of Rev T.W. Webb and Tow Law - Co. Durham.
Rev T.H.E.C. Espin [Webb's executor with G.W. With] was vicar here from
1888 to 1934 and Bob's grandfather was born and brought up in the same
village. Finally BAA President Nick Hewitt described his fine
4-3/8-inch
[111mm]
aperture Wray Refractor circa 1880s on display in the hall.
Under Bob Marriott's witty and lively chairmanship - these are always enjoyable
meetings. Maurice Gavin
text/images copyright Maurice Gavin 2000; reduced
Jan04
