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Eurosom 2

This time the second European Satellite Observers Meeting was organised at Gent on October 19-20,1996.
It was again organised by the BWGS, Belgian Working Group Satellites.  The difference between the first and second meeting was that it was attended by more people who came from more different contries.

The pictures are made by Tristan Cools, the second at the right who is holding the 'logo' together
with Bart de Pontieu, at that time the BWGS president.
I hope you will enjoy the pictures.
 


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IBIS hotel in Belgium were the Eurosom 2 congres was held in 1996. 
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Pierre Neirincks car 'correctly' parked near the hotel ! 
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Some informal discussions before the day starts. 
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Brian Hunter and Leo Barhorst. 
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Alan Pickup with Russell Eberst who is sharing some satellite memories with Bram Dorreman. 
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Jan Vansteelandt, Paul Mayley, Alan Pickup, Russell Eberst and Pierre Neirinck. 
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Jan Vansteelandt intoducing. 
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Jean De Weerdt talking about some organisatory aspects. 
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Mike McCants about satellite reentries. 
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The conference room with a talk of Freddy De Guchteneire about the last weeks of Oscar 13. 
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Bram Dorreman, Jean De Weerdt and Bart de Pontieu relaxing... 
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Leo Barhorst, Brian Hunter, Mike McCants and Neil Clifford. 
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Russell Eberst and Pierre Neirinck. 
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Björn Gimle and Paul Maley. 
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Jay Respler and his wife. 
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Amsat members in discussion with, on the right, Freddy De Gughteneire. 
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Talk of Kurt Jonckheere. 
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Alan Pickcup, Brian Hunter and Björn Gimle at the computer. 
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Mike Rosseel, Neil Clifford and Kurt Dequick. 
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Waiting for the next session. At the left you see Willy Verhaeghen, the 70-ties president of the BWGS. Left to Pierre Neirinck you see Bart Hendricks the world famous Belgian Space Travel Observer. 
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Paul Maley showing his video recordings. 
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Bart, Kurt, Lutz Schindler and the late Bruno Tilgner. 
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The Amsat members(left), Patrick Wils(from the prediction program Sat), and Bart Hendricks. 
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Bart de Pontieu about the determination of rotation axises derived from visual observations. 
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Two world famous satellite observers: Russell Eberst and Pierre Neirinck. 
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Björn Gimle, Jean De Weerdt, Bram Dorreman, Freddy De Guchteneire and Bart de Pontieu apparently discussing something. 
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Björn Gimle introducing. 
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Bruno Tilgner, Jay Respler, Björn Gimle and Neil Clifford. 
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Some informal moments in the conference room. 
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Jean De Weerdt at the controls of the computer. 
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At the center Chris Dorreman, son of Bram Dorreman. The paintings in the room are from his hand. 
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Russell Eberst, Wim Holwerda and Willy Verhaeghen. 
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Jay with his presentation. 
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Waiting for the next session. 
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Leo and Jay. Leo is still the most active observer of the Benelux region. 
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Jay Respler about his satellite memories. 
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BWGS member Mike Rosseel reading. 
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Lutz Schindler and Kurt Jonckheere looking what's Bart's doing. 
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Bram Dorreman and Wim Holwerda. 
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Brian Hunter about computer mouse problems. 
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Alan Pickup talking about his 'Satevo' program. 
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Mike McCants. 
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Paul Maley showing us some interesting satellite recordings. 
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