Welcome to the web site of the Asteroids and Remote Planets Section

of the

British Astronomical Association

This web site was originally conceived to cater for those with an interest in Near Earth Asteroids although some pages covered more general topics related to minor planets. It has now been developed as the web site of the Asteroids and Remote Planets Section covering both asteroids and the newly defined dwarf planets. The Site Guide may help you to find your way around the site. The What to observe page lists many different aspects of observing and imaging together with current projects.

My long term objective is that the Section should be able to offer something to active, virtual and armchair observers eg; visual telescopic observing, imaging (photographic, CCD, webcam), virtual observing using on-line resources, orbital motion, the impact hazard, history of discovery and observation, general understanding of the planets and minor planets and space missions to those bodies.

Highlights

A Section meeting was held in Newbury on Saturday, 2^nd June 2007. A report can be found here.

Last updated 6^th May 2008

Roger Dymock

Director Asteroids and Remote Planets Section

Email; roger.dymock@ntlworld.com

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