NACAA XXIV, Canberra 2010

The 24th NACAA was held in Canberra over the 2010 Easter weekend, April 2-5. The theme for the convention was "Astronomy in the On-Line Age."

The ASA presented the Berenice Page Medal to David Gault for his observations of stellar occultations by Pluto. The winner of the Astral Award for best presentation was David O'Driscoll.

The programme was packed with content. The highlights included

• The inaugural John Perdrix Address by Dr Tom Richards,
• Two workshops covering the new version of the VStar variable star analysis software package from David Benn, and expert advice on high-resolution planetary imaging from Anthony Wesley
• Hristo Pavlov convened the Fourth Trans-Tasman Symposium on Occultations
• A tour of the new Mount Stromlo Observatory was held prior to the BBQ
• An excursion to the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex at Tidbinbilla
• Dr Simon O'Toole talked about the hunt for exoplanets and the role of amateurs
• Dr Charley Lineweaver entertained everyone at the dinner by asking questions about Life in the universe?
• Dr Daniel Shaddock of the ANU talked about detecting gravity waves
• And the diverse range of talks and poster presentations we've come to expect from the NACAA community.

If you missed out on NACAA XXIV, please look at the programme to see the full details on the content. If you're interested, please go to the NACAA shop and purchase the conference DVD, or the DVD set of video recordings of the presentations.