BAA-IAS Meeting Fri 5th - Sun 7th Sep 2008

The British Astronomical Association (BAA) 2008 Out of London meeting was a joint meeting with the Irish Astronomical Society at University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.

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At the Dunsink Reception: Prof Luke Drury (DIAS); Deirdre Kelleghan (president; IAS) and Eamonn Annsbro (IAS) who was speaker that evening.
The Cake.
Cutting the cake: Roger Pickard (President; BAA); Deirdre Kelleghan (president; IAS) and Prof Luke Drury (DIAS)
Robin Moore (IAS) shows attendees the South Telescope.
Speakers at Belfield: Nick Hewitt (BAA); John Mason (BAA); Deirdre Kelleghan (IAS); Mohsen Shadmehri (DCU); Stewart Moore (BAA) and Tom Ray (DIAS).
Group photo at Belfield.
After Dinner speaker Leo Enright with Deirdre Kelleghan.

Photos by J.Murphy and J.O'Neill.

Saturday Day Programme

Saturday 6th Sep Daytime (at UCD Belfield)

Registration 09.45 to 10.15
Official Welcome at 10.15 - Roger Pickard, BAA President
Dr Niall Smith (Blackrock Observatory, Cork): A 21^st century observatory in a 16^th Century Castle.
Deirdre Kelleghan (IAS): The IAS and its outreach work.
Lunch from 12.00 to 13.30
Dr John Mason (BAA): 2008 Total Eclipse Report.
Dr Stewart Moore (BAA): Galaxies - their discovery and observation.
Dr Nick Hewitt (BAA): Action in Galaxies.
Tea from 15.40 to 16.00.
Dr Mohsen Shadmehri (DCU): Star formation near to the galactic centre.
Prof Tom Ray (DIAS): Hubble's Successor - The James Webb Space telescope.
Ends at 17.45

Full Programme

Friday 5th Sep Daytime
- Full Day Visit to Birr Castle, Co Offaly, the home of the 72 inch Rosse Leviathan.

Friday 5th Sep Evening
- Evening Reception at Dunsink Obs, Co Dublin, including talk by Eamonn Ansbro entitled Desperately Seeking Planets.

Saturday 6th Sep All Day of Talks (as above) at UCD Belfield.
Saturday 6th Sep Evening
- Dinner at the Montrose Hotel, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, including after dinner talk by Leo Enright entitled The Celtic Cosmos.

Sunday 7th Sep Daytime
- Visit to Newgrange Passage Tomb, Co Meath.

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