The Webb Deep-Sky Society
Each year the Webb Society presents an Webb Society Award
and a Graphics Award a member of the Society.
Webb Society Award
| Year | Presented To | Award Given For |
| 1996 | Jenni Kay | The 1996 award went to Jenni Kay of Lobethal, South Australia. As the most productive Southern Hemisphere observer, Jenni managed to convey very well her impressions of the region of the Large Magellanic Cloud. |
| 1997 | ||
| 1998 | Barbara Wilson | This is awarded to Barbara Wilson of Houston, Texas for her paper in the Webb Society Quarterly Journal Issue No 114 (Oct 1998) entitled "Obscure Globular Clusters of the Milky Way: Terzan Clusters and the Faintest Globular UKS-1" Modern deep-sky amateur astronomy is rapidly becoming being taken over by the "CCD revolution". The Webb Society strives to redress the balance between the CCD observer and the visual observer. This paper shows how the visual observer can still make an impact, albeit using large apertures in a good climate. |
| 1999 | ||
| 2000 | Mike Ropolewski | The Webb Society Award for 2000 goes to Mike Ropolewski for his articles on double star observing in the DSO and for his well-written and popular `Atlas of Double Stars' |
| 2001 | Ron Buta | The Committee has been considering the contributions made to the publications by some members over a long timescale. We have decided to give the Award for 2001 to Ron Buta for his series of articles entitled ‘The Dream Period’. In these he has written very persuasively about the attractions of visual amateur astronomy even though he became a successful professional astronomer. |
| 2002 | Miles Paul | Presented to Miles Paul for his excellent work on Galaxy Trios which has proved both an interesting and popular publication. |
| 2004 | Not Awarded |
Graphics Award
| Year | Presented To | Award Given For |
| 1996 | Richard Jakiel | The 1996 graphics award went to Richard Jakiel of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. for his beautiful drawings for the Galaxy Section Report in OSR17 and for his article on HII regions in the recent QJ. |
| 1997 | ||
| 1998 | Faith Jordan | The Committee has awarded this to Faith Jordan for her article on observing in Australia. The drawings which accompanied the article are excellent examples of how to use the hand and eye. Since then, Faith has follwed this up by writing a Guide to Deep-Sky observing in which she dispenses much good advice for those just beginning to observe. |
| 1999 | ||
| 2000 | Martin Germano | We have given the 2000 Graphics Award to Martin Germano for his exquisite work in stellar photography which has graced the pages of the DSO for some time. |
| 2001 | Jan Sandström | Another long-term contributor, who has consistently fought for the visual side of deep-sky observing is Jan Sandström of Sweden. We are delighted to announce that he has been awarded the Graphics Award for 2001. |
| 2002 | ||
| 2003 | ||
| 2004 | Rainer Töpler | For his superb two-part article on observing planetary nebulae in DSO 136 and 137. |
AGM - History
| Year | AGM Date/Venue | Speakers |
| 1970 | Sept 5 Winkfield, Berks | I. Genner, J.C.C.Larard, Dr. D.A.Allen |
| 1972 | Sept 9 Palmers Green, London | Dr. D.A.Allen, E.G.Moore, W.G.Wakefield, R.W.Argyle |
| 1973 | Nov 24 Cambridge (with Cambridge Astronomical Association) | T.Smartt, Mr.Allanson, Dr. D.A.Allen, R.W.Argyle, D.W.Dewhirst |
| 1974 | Sept 7 Cranebank, Heathrow Airport, London | Dr. D.A.Allen, K.G.Jones, E.G.Moore |
| 1975 | Sept 6 Luton, Beds (with Luton Astronomical Society) | E.G.Moore, D.Early, S.J.Anderson |
| 1976 | Sept 4 Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux, Susses | C.M.Pither, B.J.McInnerny, E.S.Barker, K.G.Jones |
| 1977 | Sept 3 Royal Observatory, Greenwich | Dr. D.A.Allen, R.W.Argyle, C.M.Pither, E.G.Moore, J.Dix |
| 1978 | Sept 23 Wimborne Minster, Dorset (with Wessex Astronomical Society) | R.W.Argyle, C.M.Pither, D.Branchett, E.S.Barker |
| 1979 | Sept 1 Fellows Room, Burlington House, London | E.S.Barker, Dr. G.S.Whiston, G.M.Hurst, Dr. D.A.Allen |
| 1980 | Sept 13 Guildford, Surrey | C.M.Pither, E.S.Barker, J.R.Smith, M.B.Swan |
| 1982 | Mar 26 Fellows Room, Burlington House, London | E.G.Moore, E.S.Barker, R.W.Argyle, M.B.Swan |
| 1983 | May 20 Fellows Room, Burlington House, London | R.W.Argyle, E.S.Barker, M.B.Swan, J. Kaznica |
| 1984 | May 25 Fellows Room, Burlington House, London | J.K.Irving, Dr. K.Taylor, G. Mitchell |
| 1985 | May 31 Fellows Room, Burlington House, London | Prof. M.J.Seaton, A. Dowdell, J.Lewis, M.B.Swan |
| 1986 | May 30 Fellows Room, Burlington House, London | R.Arbour, M.J.Yates, M.B.Swan |
| 1987 | May 22 Fellows Room, Burlington House, London | C.Stott, D.Greenwood, D.Buczynski |
| 1988 | May 20 Fellows Room, Burlington House, London | D.J.Miles, R.W.Argyle, M.Ratcliff |
| 1989 | May 26 Fellows Room, Burlington House, London | J.Ells, Dr. R.G.McMahon, D.J.Miles |
| 1990 | May 25 Fellows Room, Burlington House, London | Dr. R.Clegg, I.Ridpath, M.B.Swan, L.Forbes |
| 1991 | May 11 Holborn Library, London | Prof. M.Rowan-Robinson, R.Moseley, O.Brazell |
| 1992 | Jun 6 Royal Greenwich Observatory, Cambridge | Dr. N.Hewitt, J.Kaznica, Prof. H.Arp, Dr. R.V.Willstrop, M.Gavin |
| 1993 | Jun 5 Royal Greenwich Observatory, Cambridge | T.Platt. Dr. W.P.Meikle, D.Eicher, A.Dowdell |
| 1994 | May 21 Royal Greenwich Observatory, Cambridge | A.Colburn, N.Szymanek, I.King, P.Hodgins, D.W.Dewhirst, Prof. A.Oemler |
| 1995 | May 20 Royal Greenwich Observatory, Cambridge | A.Dowdell, R.Fleet, N.Evans, Dr. R.C.Thomson, M.Gavin, Dr. M. Hoskin |
| 1996 | Jun 1 Royal Greenwich Observatory, Cambridge | Owen Brazell, P.Hodgins, N. Szymanek, I.King, Dr. C.D.Mackay, D.Strange |
| 1997 | May 24 Royal Greenwich Observatory, Cambridge | G.Sallit, Dr. S.L.Moore, Dr. Anne Kinney, B.Skiff |
| 1998 | Apr 18 Royal Greenwich Observatory, Cambridge | Dr. N.Hewitt, F.Jordan, Prof. A.Fabian, Dr. A.Catterall |
| 1999 | May 22 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon | M.Griffith, N.Szymanek, I.King, Dr. C.Aspin, R. Henriksson |
| 2000 | May 13 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon | T.Boles, Y.Pothier, Dr. M.Bryce, Dr. A.Chapman |
| 2001 | May 19 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon | P.Perkins, R.Stoyan, R.Jakiel, Prof A.Dean |
| 2002 | May 18 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon | N.Martin, D.Ratledge, Dr. H.Walker, Prof. J.Binney |
| 2003 | May 17 Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge | Dr. S.Smartt, O.Brazell, Dr. M.Hoskin, Dr. S.L.Moore, M.Nicholson |
| 2004 | Jun 19 Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge | Dr. P.Hewett, Prof. M.J.Rees, S.Mandel, P.Clark |
| 2005 | Oct 8 AWRE, Aldermaston, Berks | M.Steine, W.Steinicke, G.Sallit, G.Rogers, R.W.Argyle |
| 2006 | Dec 2 Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge | M.Lewis, J.& M.Robinson, Dr. A.Catterall, W.Steinicke |