2014 programme

Eighth Trans-Tasman Symposium on Occultations

Dave Gault, Convenor

WSAAG, RASNZ Occ. Sec., IOTA

The observation of occultation events is a demanding and exciting part of astronomy. This Symposium will feature presentation papers and discussions on a large range of occultation topics and offer a chance to meet co-observers in the light of day.

Start AEST	Start UT	Duration (min)	Title	Presenter
09:00	23:00	5	Welcome to TTSO8	Dave Gault, Brian Loader
09:05	23:05	30	Recent successful asteroidal occultations in our region in the past year	John Talbot
09:35	23:35	30	Double Star Occultation LiMovie Analysis and Occult Reporting	Brian Loader
10:05	00:05	25	NTP = Network Time Protocol	Dave Gault
10:30	00:30	Morning Tea
11:00	01:00	30	The Making of the Watec WAT-910BD Camera System	T.A.C.O.S
11:30	01:30	45	OccuRec - Specialized Software for Video Occultation Recording	Hristo Pavlov
12:15	02:15	15	ASCOM Video	Histro Pavlov
12:30	02:30	Lunch
13:30	03:30	45	AOTA - Asteroidal Occultation Time Analyser: AOTA & Tangra	David Herald
14:15	04:15	45	From Tangra 3 to OccultWatcher via AOTA: Measurement, Analysis and Reporting	Hristo Pavlov
15:00	05:00	Afternoon tea
15:30	05:30	30	2014/15 Jovian Mutual Event programme	Dave Herald
16:00	06:00	15	TNO occultation predictions from the RIO Group	Dave Gault
16:15	06:15	15	ADVS Update	Dave Gault
16:30	06:30	30	Questions, discussion, close and thank you	Dave Gault, Brian Loader