NASA ended the DAWN mission to the asteroid belt on 1st November 2018.  After spending over 11 years in space DAWN finally ran out of control thruster propellant and was no longer able to point it's aerial at Earth.  Paul D'Silva presents a synopsis of the mission, it's concept, planning, journey and some of the stunning imagery and results it produced.

About the speaker: Paul D’Silva

Paul was raised in Rotherham and on obtaining a degree in Electronic Communications returned to his home town for a career teaching Mathematics and Computing.  After joining Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society in the mid-2000s Paul has developed his interests in the Solar System, especially the planets and comets as well as manned space flight. He is a regular user of the J A Jones Observatory, patiently waiting for good weather and another bright comet preferably together!