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Unmanned Spaceflight.com _ Chit Chat _ Another Talk In London

Posted by: djellison Jan 3 2006, 08:59 PM

Another BAA meeting, another Doug Talk. I'm only giving a short update on Spirit, but if any of you are in or around London on the evening of the 25th, pop along

It's at New Hunts House, Guys Hospital, near London Bridge Tube Station - 17:00 for 17:30 till 20:00. The other speakers are the ever entertaining Martin Mobberley with his Sky Notes, and Chris Lintott (yes, the guy from The Sky at Night) talking on Cosmology:Into the Unknown - and....me doing an Update on the last year of Spirit (just about, the last time I talked to the BAA about Spirit was last April, so it'll be everything from Larrys Lookout to now really)

Would be great to see anyone who can make it down there

I'm also talking at the Out of London Weekend ( Fri 21st to Sun 23rd of April in Liverpool) , York AS on the night of June 2nd giving Spirits full story, and Opportunity's full story on Sat, Dec 16th (1430 - 1730) at the London Bridge venue again

More info, ish, at www.britastro.org

Doug

Posted by: chris Jan 4 2006, 10:02 AM

QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 3 2006, 08:59 PM)

Would be great to see anyone who can make it down there

Doug

I'll see you there then

Chris

Posted by: ustrax Jan 4 2006, 11:20 AM

QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 3 2006, 08:59 PM)

I'm also talking at the Out of London Weekend ( Fri 21st to Sun 23rd of April in Liverpool) , York AS on the night of June 2nd giving Spirits full story, and Opportunity's full story on Sat, Dec 16th (1430 - 1730) at the London Bridge venue again

Doug

Huumm...April or June...Sounds tempting!

Posted by: djellison Jan 4 2006, 12:02 PM

Just found out - I've got 40 minutes in the 25th- just about right to cover Spirit properly since last April

Doug

Posted by: djellison Jan 26 2006, 03:08 PM

That went really rather well - didnt get too long, about 30 minutes, but there was a good reaction, and they particularly enjoyed the astronomy that Spirit's been doing.

Roll on April

Doug

Posted by: chris Jan 26 2006, 03:51 PM

QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 26 2006, 03:08 PM)

That went really rather well - didnt get too long, about 30 minutes, but there was a good reaction, and they particularly enjoyed the astronomy that Spirit's been doing.

Roll on April

Doug

Good talk Doug, and it was good to see, if only briefly. And if you want pictures for the next one, try not to do the whole talk in the dark

Chris

Posted by: djellison Jan 26 2006, 04:56 PM

LOL - I was HIDING

Doug

Posted by: chris Jan 26 2006, 05:25 PM

QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 26 2006, 04:56 PM)

LOL - I was HIDING

Doug

heh

Posted by: djellison Jan 26 2006, 06:48 PM

I figure that if I hide well enough, no one will come up, ask me to do another talk, and re-decorating the bedroom get's delays another week

Doug

Posted by: tty Jan 26 2006, 06:55 PM

QUOTE (djellison @ Jan 26 2006, 05:08 PM)

That went really rather well - didnt get too long, about 30 minutes, but there was a good reaction, and they particularly enjoyed the astronomy that Spirit's been doing.

Isn't everything Spirit has been doing astronomy?

tty

Posted by: PhilCo126 Jan 27 2006, 06:24 AM

tty, the MER have been doing mainly geology, but don't forget they also looked up during the night to check the positions of stars and to take a look at the Martian moons Phobos & Deimos... the latter is of course Astronomy!