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Saturday 28 March 2015

[BAA-ebulletin 00847] Reminder for One Day meeting on 25th April in Ashford

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BAA electronic bulletin
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I am writing to remind you that the closing date for the One Day meeting on
Saturday 2015 April 25 in Ashford is fast approaching.

This meeting is being held in The Stour Centre, Station Approach, Ashford,
Kent, TN23 1ET.

The event is titled 'Amateur & Professional Collaboration' offering an
opportunity to find out more about how you can be involved in real science
working as an amateur with professionals. So if you or friends and family
would like to come please book now.  The closing date is 10th April.

The cost for BAA members, Affiliated Society members, and accompanied
children under 16 is £13 and £16.00 for non-members. The cost includes
refreshments – to book please contact the BAA office by phone: 020 7734
4145 or complete the form on the BAA website www.britastro.org/Ashford2015

Retailers attending are: - BAA Sales & F1 Telescopes


Our day starts at 10:00 with registration and is planned to end at 17:45
and speakers include: -

Dr Dirk Froebrich – "Hunting for Eruptive Young Stellar Objects"

Mr Roger Pickard –  "More Pro-Am Projects"

Mr Drew Wagar –  AAS Chairman "The past, present, future of the Ashford
Astronomy Society"

Dr Anthony Cook –  Lunar Citizen Science

Prof Bill Leatherbarrow - "An introduction to QuickMap: a resource for
lunar observers"

Mr Barry FitzGerald – "Amateur Astrogeology using LRO and other digital
resources"

Miss Alice Sheppard – "When the Universe came to the people"



Full details and maps can be found on the BAA website
www.britastro.org/Ashford2015 and on the Ashford website http:
www.ashfordastro.org.uk

I am looking forward to seeing you there.

Hazel


*Hazel Collett*
*Meetings Secretary For the British Astronomical Association*
*Burlington House*
*Piccadilly*
*London*
*W1J 0DU*
*Tel: 07944 751277*
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Monday 23 March 2015

Eclipse Photos

http://earthsky.org/space/best-photos-solar-eclipse-march-20-2015?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=22ee84471e-EarthSky_News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-22ee84471e-393732205

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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Saturday 21 March 2015

St. Patrick's Day Geomagnetic Storm

Space Weather News for March 17, 2015
http://spaceweather.com

SEVERE GEOMAGNETIC STORM:  A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field during the early hours of March 17th, triggering a magnetic disturbance that has escalated into the strongest geomagnetic storm of the current solar cycle (Kp=8).  During the hours before sunrise on St. Patrick's Day, bright green skies appeared over multiple US states including Wisconsin, Washington, Minnesota, and the Dakotas.  Please check http://spaceweather.com  for pictures and updates on the progress of the storm.

DID YOU SLEEP THROUGH THE AURORAS?  Subscribers to our Space Weather Alert Service were notified by phone  moments after the CME hit and they received constant updates as the storm intensified.  Sign up for the service at http://spaceweathertext.com (text) or http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).


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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Total Solar Eclipse on March 20, 2015

Space Weather News for March 19, 2015
http://spaceweather.com

ARCTIC ECLIPSE: On March 20th, the first day of northern spring, Arctic sky watchers could witness something rare and wonderful:  Northern Lights during a total eclipse of the sun.  Earth's magnetic field is reverberating from a CME strike on March 17th that sparked the strongest geomagnetic storm of the current solar cycle.  Days after the impact, auroras are still dancing around the Arctic Circle.  Those auroras could emerge in "broad daylight" this Friday when the new Moon passes in front of the Arctic sun, producing a total eclipse visible from Svalbard, the Faroe Islands, and many ships at sea.  Visit http://spaceweather.com for a preview and updates during the eclipse.

DID YOU SLEEP THROUGH THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY AURORAS?  Subscribers to our Space Weather Alert Service were notified by phone  moments after the CME hit and they received constant updates as the storm intensified.  Sign up for the service at http://spaceweathertext.com (text) or http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).


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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Sunday 15 March 2015

Charts-info Astrosite Groningen (March 13, 2015) 

Dear comet observers,    We have prepared the following new chart for our homepage:     C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy):    - a 7.5x10 degrees chart for the period 16 March - 5 April 2015    This new chart is now available in the charts section of our  mainpage at: http://www.shopplaza.nl/astro      Reinder Bouma/Edwin van Dijk  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Friday 13 March 2015

[BAA-ebulletin 00846] Final Reminder for Historical Section Meeting on March 28th in Greenwich

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BAA electronic bulletin
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Historical Section Meeting - Saturday March 28th 2015 - Final Reminder

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This is a final reminder about the joint meeting of the BAA Historical Section
and the Society for the History of Astronomy on March 28th.

Bookings must be made before Friday March 20th, through the BAA office.

Please use the form at www.britastro.org/historical2015

Date: Saturday March 28th 2015

Time: 10:00 - 17:00  (doors open at 09:30)

Venue: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

Cost: 5 pounds for BAA and SHA members, 10 pounds for non-members

Timetable:

09:30  Doors open (before 10 AM via the Stanhope entrance on Romney Road)

09:30 – 10:00 Refreshments

10:00 – 10:05 Introduction and Welcome (Mike Frost and Kevin Kilburn, SHA Chair)

10:05 – 10:45 Tony Kinder
'A survey of the historical membership of the BAA and SHA'

10:45 – 11:25 Roger Jones and Kevin Johnson
'The SHA online survey by county'

11:25 - 12:05 Prof. Jay Pasachoff
'Galileo Galilei and Simon Marius: their 1609 and 1610 discoveries about our Moon and Jupiter's moons'

12:05 – 13:20 Lunch Break
(lunch is not included in the price but there are lots of cafes and pubs nearby)

13:20 – 13:30 Welcome Back

13:30 - 14:20 Bob Marriott
 'William Dawes and William Rutter Dawes'

14:20 - 15:20 Dr. Stuart Clark
'Richard Carrington and the solar flare of 1859'

15:20 – 15:50 Refreshments

15:50 – 16:50 Dr. Bill Sheehan
'Mars: from the Canals to Curiosity'

16:50 - 17:00 Concluding Remarks

17:00  National Maritime Museum closes

Entrance to the National Maritime Museum is free, although there is a charge for some exhibits.

Parking at the National Maritime Museum is very limited, pre-booking for blue badge holders only.

More details on our web site - www.britastro.org/history

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Historical Section Director: Mike Frost frostma@aol.com
Deputy Director: Lee Macdonald leetmacdonald@gmail.com

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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Wednesday 11 March 2015

X2-flare and Radio Blackout on March 11, 2015

Space Weather News for March 11, 2015
http://spaceweather.com

EARTH DIRECTED X-FLARE: On March 11th at approximately 16:22 UT (09:22 PDT) sunspot AR2297 unleashed a strong X2-class solar flare. Extreme UV radiation from the blast is causing HF radio fade-outs and other propagation effects on the dayside of Earth, primarily over the Americas.  Visit http://spaceweather.com for more information and updates.

NEVER MISS ANOTHER FLARE:  Realtime solar flare alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text) or http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).

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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Sunday 8 March 2015

[BAA-ebulletin 00845] Reminder of the March Special General Meeting and Ordinary Meeting

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I would like to remind you that the Ordinary Meeting of the BAA will be
held next Wednesday 25th March 2015 in the RAS lecture room, Burlington
House, Piccadilly, London.

17.30          Welcome by the BAA President Mrs Hazel McGee.  Notices and
Special General Meeting.

17:45         Prof. Jonathan Rawlings – "Dust Formation & novae",

18:20         Dr Stewart Moore:  "Charles Messier - from Birth to Death"

18:50         Bill Sheehan - "100 years of Pluto"

19.30         Sky Notes - Dominic Ford

19.50         Close

Doors open at 17.00 and the meeting will start at 17.30 and is due to
finish by 20:00. Tea will be served outside the lecture room from 17:00.

Hope to see you there

Hazel Collett, Meetings Secretary
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*Hazel Collett*
*Meetings Secretary For the British Astronomical Association*
*Burlington House*
*Piccadilly*
*London*
*W1J 0DU*
*Tel: 07944 751277*
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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Solar Flare and Radio Blackout

Space Weather News for March 7, 2015
http://spaceweather.com

ACTIVE SUNSPOT: A sunspot has emerged near the sun's southeastern limb, and it is crackling with strong flares.  The most powerful so far, an M9-class explosion on March 7th, produced a moderately-strong radio blackout over the Pacific side of Earth.  Check http://spaceweather.com for images and updates.

NEVER MISS ANOTHER FLARE:  Realtime solar flare alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text) or http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).

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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Saturday 7 March 2015

[BAA-ebulletin 00844] Stargazing Live 2015 – Messier Challenge.

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During the week of Stargazing Live the BBC are encouraging astronomers
and astronomy groups to participate in a mass observation of Messier
objects.

I hope that members might find it fun to take part, and maybe get
together with others in your local societies and groups to submit
observations.

And please mention the BAA when submitting.

Clear, dark skies, and good hunting!

Callum

Callum Potter
Director, Deep Sky Section
2015 March 3
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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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Sunday 1 March 2015

Noctilucent Clouds Behaving Strangely

Space Weather News for March 1, 2015
http://spaceweather.com

NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS: The strange behavior of noctilucent clouds over Antarctica in recent months has researchers on the trail of new teleconnections in Earth's atmosphere, which can alter weather and climate on a global scale. Visit http://spaceweather.com for the full story.

GEOMAGNETIC STORM:  A geomagnetic storm is underway on March 1st, and Arctic sky watchers are seeing bright auroras.  NOAA forecasters estimate a 60% chance of continued storming throughout the weekend.  Sign up for aurora alerts at http://spaceweathertext.com (text) or http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).


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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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[BAA-ebulletin 00843] BAA Deep Sky Section meeting March 7th - final reminder

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BAA electronic bulletin
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2015-Feb-28

It's now only 1 week away from the Deep Sky Section Meeting in
Cheltenham on March 7th.

If you have not let me know you are intending to attend, and now
intend to, please let me know by emailing deepsky@britastro.org
(I have acknowledged all emails, so if you have not had a reply please
let me know again).

This is mainly to help with catering numbers, so we can ensure there
will be enough food for all. And also to cater for anyone with special
dietary requirements.

Check the meeting page at http://britastro.org/dss2015 for latest
updates and venue location map.

All welcome. Entrance will £10.00 for BAA Members, members of
affiliated societies, and members of Cotswold AS. And £15.00 for
non-members. Price includes lunch and refreshments. Doors will open at
9:30 and the programme will finish around 17:30.

Members are also welcome to bring material for display - there are a
number of boards available at the venue if you wish to display
pictures or posters.

Callum Potter
Director
Deep Sky Section
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Good Clear Skies
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Astrocomet
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Colin James Watling
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Various Voluntary work-Litter Picking for Parish Council (Daytime) and also a friend of Kessingland Beach (Watchman)
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Real Astronomer and head of the Comet section for LYRA (Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Regional Astronomers) also head of K.A.G (Kessingland Astronomy Group) and Navigator (Astrogator) of the Stars (Fieldwork)
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Lyra Main Website: http://www.lyra-astro.co.uk/
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