Astro Physics & Double Stars
Sat 11:00-12:30
Room: T1
11:00 Sarah Sweet – Star-forming dwarf galaxies in groups
11:30 Graeme Jenkinson – Double Stars; Real Science on a Budget
12:00 Tim Napier-Munn – Measuring Double Stars
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