Fourth VSS Symposium
The 4th Variable Stars South Symposium was held in conjunction with NACAA XXVII. The event was well attended, with many excellent presentations. You can read a report here.
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VSSS4 – A Successful Variable Star Event
Variable Stars South’s Fourth Symposium took place at the University of Sydney on Good Friday, 25 March 2016, and had just over 30 participants. It was preceded by an enjoyable evening at a local restaurant in a ‘getting to meet one another’ occasion. The range of papers was impressive, emphasising the variety of research areas as shown in our…
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NACAA 2018
The Ballaarat Astronomical Society will host the 28th NACAA over Easter 2018 (March 30-April 2). Everyone interested in amateur astronomy is invited to attend. You can find the full details here.
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Physical characterization of NEA Large Super-Fast Rotator (436724) 2011 UW158.
Session details: Posters Abstract Collaborative observations of Near Earth Asteroid (436724) 2011 UW158 recently revealed that it was a superfast rotator asteroid. The extensive data and the light curves obtained spanning over wide Phase Angle range of 17 to 90 degrees allow us to derive an accurate H and G parameters and also shape of…
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Progress report on the reconstruction of the Great Melbourne Telescope
Affiliation(s): Astronomical Society of Victoria Session details: Posters Abstract Reconstruction of the Great Melbourne Telescope began in 2009 at Museum Victoria. Weekly workshop sessions since then have been attended by a team of about a dozen active volunteers from the Astronomical Society of Victoria. Initial years were largely taken up by making new engineering drawings…
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Farewell Function
Session details: Sunday, 2016-03-27 07:00:00, CAFE Abstract The NACAA Farewell function is a chance to wind down at the end of a busy and exciting weekend, and get ready for Monday’s astroimaging workshop or the second part of the TTSO symposium. During the event, the Astral Award will be announced and the handover will occur to…
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Welcome Function
Session details: Friday, 2016-03-25 07:00:00, CAFE Abstract The Welcome Function is a chance to meet up with old friends and make new ones, and get ready for the Convention. The venue for the 2016 Welcome Function is “Taste Baguette” cafe, which is part of the convention venue, the New Law School Annex at the University of Sydney (follow…
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After Dinner Speaker: Trollops, Tyrants and Telescopes – Tales from Astronomy’s Underbelly
Session details: Saturday, 2016-03-26 09:30:00, REF Biography Professor Fred Watson is an astronomer at the Australian Astronomical Observatory, where he is Head of Lighting and Environment. Fred is best known for his radio and TV broadcasts, talks, and other outreach programs, which earned him the 2006 Australian Government Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science. He has also written…
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Convention Dinner
Session details: Saturday, 2016-03-26 08:00:00, REF Abstract A semi-formal, three course dinner with an entertaining guest speaker (Profession Fred Watson). Arrival from 6:30pm with a 7:00pm start. The 2016 Berenice and Arthur Page Medal will be presented by the Astronomical Society of Australia.