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email: Feb.6. Prof.
Jim Hough, Dr. Sheila Rowan, Glasgow University, 'Gravity
Waves'. Feb. North
Lanarkshire District Council issues Airdrie
Public Observatory
colour leaflet. Mar.20-21.
Major Jay Tate, 'Spaceguard', at Airdrie and at Central
Hotel, Glasgow. ASTRA affiliated to Spaceguard UK
organisation. Mar.28.
Chris
Boyce, 'The
Evolution of ET', first of a series of GCVS discussion
meetings on a follow-up book to "Extraterrestrial Encounter"
(see 1979). Apr.18.
Ann
Steel and
Paul
Clark
co-opted to ASTRA Council. June 6,
Sept.6., Oct.8. Airdrie
Public Observatory
Open Days. June 9. Death
of Roddy
Chisholm,
former Treasurer. June 13. AGM
followed by Annual Dinner, both hosted by the Taj Mahal
restaurant, Sauchiehall St., Glasgow. Dave
Allen deemed
to have resigned as Secretary, Willie
Fleming
resigns from
Council, Ann
Steel,
Paul
Clark (new
joint Secretaries) ratified and Ivan
Dale
elected. Summer. Death
of Ian
Downie
announced. Summer.
Original 3" Airdrie telescope mount restored and set on
display plinth by Danny
Kane. The
object-glass of the 3", which had been stolen some years
before, was returned anonymously in the Autumn. Oct.24.
Planning meeting, GCVS; Diane
Gough
co-opted to ASTRA Council. Nov.1. Glasgow
members attend Andy
Paterson
space art exhibition opening, Harbour Arts Centre,
Irvine. Dec.18.
45/35/20 Anniversary Dinner in Airdrie (Airdrie Arts
Centre). Dec.19. 45th
anniversary of founding of society, 35th anniversary of
independence as ASTRA, commemorative meeting at
GCVS. 1999
1997
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