The 1999 Autumn Convention took place on Saturday 2nd October, in the Pippard Lecture Theatre of the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge.
Sponsored by Astronomy Now
Programme:
| 08.00 | Doors open to traders |
| 09.00 | Doors open to public |
| 10.00 | Welcome from the FAS President, Pam Spence |
| John Morton ‘The Chemistry and Evolution of Alien Lifeforms’ | |
| 11.00 | Coffee/Tea break |
| 11.30 | EAGM |
| Ian Ridpath ‘Asterisms of the Autumn Skies’ | |
| Andy Salmon ‘Moon-race, July 1969: the Luna-15 story’ | |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 14.30 | Professor Malcolm Longair ‘The Origin of Galaxies and Quasars’ |
| 15.30 | Tea/Coffee break |
| 16.00 | John Mason ‘The 99 Eclipse – how was it for you?’ |
| 18.00 | Convention closes |
Trade Stands:
Astronomy Now
Earth and Sky/Fieldview
British Astronomical Association
Margaret Fisher, second-hand Astronomy books
STSC (Science Schools)
AWR Technology Ltd
Graystel Software
Science Quest