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Saturday 17th August 2002 at Torquay Boys' Grammar School

Hosted by the Torbay Astronomical Society (website: torbayastro.org.uk)

Events and activities on the school playing field ...

From	Until	Event
11:00	18:30	Exhibition of astronomical telescopes, accessories and books Trade exhibitors include major south-west dealer SCS Astro plus a variety of astronomical suppliers such as Springer Publishing, Aurora Books, Astroparts,Galaxia and Pulsar Optical. Other exhibits include a portable planetarium and a mobile observatory in a caravan!.
19:00	20:00	Barbeque Tickets for the barbeque (burger, hot dog and drink) are £2 per person (to be purchased at the exhibition in advance).
20:00	21:00	Rocket Launching
21:00	late!	Observing the night sky with the 19-inch reflector telescope and other astronomical instruments

(Event times and locations may vary according to the weather!)

Illustrated lectures to be presented within the school library ...

From	Until	Speaker	Title
12:00	13:00	David Shayler (AIS Presentations)	"At Home in Space!"
13:00	13:30	Dave Norman (Chairman,TAS)	"Latest Images from the Hubble Space Telescope"
13:30	14:30	-	(lunch break)
14:30	15:00	Dave Norman (Chairman,TAS)	"The Search for Extrasolar Planets"
15:00	15:30	John Parratt(North Devon AS)	"The North Devon Astronomical Society"
15:30	16:00	Exeter AS	"Video Astronomy"
16:00	16:30	-	(tea break)
16:30	17:30	Paul Money (Boston Astronomers)	"Wonders of the Universe!"
17:30	18:00	Torbay AS	"What's Up (in tonight's sky)"

Entrance is £2 per person (under 16s free).