2016 schedule

 

08:50-17:00
VSS Symposium 4
Symposium
09:00-09:30
Past, present and future for the EA binaries project
Margaret Streamer (and David Moriarty)
Talk
09:30-10:00
Light Element Determinations - Lessons Learned from "Revised Light Elements of 78 Southern Eclipsing Binary Systems" Paper
Jeff Byron
Talk
10:00-10:30
The Visual Observation of some interesting Long Period Variable Stars
Andrew Pearce
Talk
11:10-11:35
Photometry and astrophysical modelling of the Eclipsing Binaries V0626 Sco and V0775 Cen
David Moriarty
Talk
11:35-12:00
Photometry and astrophysical modelling of the Eclipsing Binary BC Gruis
David Moriarty
Talk
12:00-12:30
Long-term oscillations in the orbital period of RR Cen: third body or Applegate effect?
Jonathan Powles
Talk
13:30-14:00
Plumbing the Depths - The problems of measuring eclipse minima
Tom Richards
Talk
13:30-17:00
Components of Successful Pro-Am Observing Campaigns: A PACA Project Perspective
Padma A. Yanamandra-Fisher & Christopher Wyatt
Workshop
14:00-14:30
Video Method for Observing Eclipsing Binaries
Hristo Pavlov
Talk
14:30-15:00
An improved method for correcting atmospheric extinction
Murray Forbes
Talk
15:30-16:00
Deciphering the Enigma of QZ Car
Ed Budding (with help from Stan Walker, Mark Blackford and Roger Butland)
Talk
16:00-16:30
Some Stars Do & Some Stars Don’t – Reflections on 45 Years of Variable Star Observing
Peter Williams
Talk
18:00-20:00
Welcome Function
Social
09:15-10:30
Keynote: Fireworks at the heart of the Galaxy
Professor Joss Bland-Hawthorn
Keynote
11:00-11:30
Observing Betelgeuse in the near IR
Jonathan Powles (for Carl Knight)
Talk
11:00-11:30
The Parramatta Star Catalogue: A New Perspective
Andrew James
Talk
11:30-12:00
Pro-Am Spectroscopy in the Southern Hemisphere
Bernard Heathcote
Talk
11:30-12:00
Discovering Southern double stars - the 20th century
Ross Gould
Talk
12:00-12:30
Colour Photometry in Astrophysics
Stan Walker
Talk
12:00-12:30
New discoveries in the Solar System
Dr John Wilkinson
Talk
13:30-14:00
SASER and the 2015 Gamma 2 Velorum campaign
Jonathan Powles
Talk
13:30-14:00
The need for an Australian Astronomy and Space Science Education Network
Paul Floyd
Talk
14:00-14:30
The Stellar Detective - reading the clues in light curves
Tom Richards
Talk
14:00-14:30
The future of lighting is better if it's dim
Mike Chapman
Talk
14:30-15:00
Video Astronomy
Hristo Pavlov
Talk
14:30-15:00
The Australian Variable Star Hunt
Mike Thompson, Jacinta Lee Den Besten
Talk
15:30-16:30
Perdrix Address: 50 Years of NACAA
Brett McMillan
Plenary
16:30-17:00
NACAA AGM
NACAA Inc
Meeting
19:00-23:00
Convention Dinner
Social
20:30-21:15
After Dinner Speaker: Trollops, Tyrants and Telescopes - Tales from Astronomy's Underbelly
Professor Fred Watson
Invited
09:00-09:45
Solar Astronomy - highlights of cycle 24
Dr John Wilkinson
Talk
09:00-09:30
Astronomy and 3D printing
Murray Forbes
Talk
09:30-10:00
DSLR Photometry of the High-Amplitude delta Scuti Stars V1338 Centauri, V1430 Scorpii and V1307 Scorpii
Roy Axelsen
Talk
09:45-10:30
Spectroscopy with RSpec
Stephen Broderick
Talk
10:00-10:30
DSLR Photometry Highlights
Mark Blackford
Talk
11:00-11:45
Guide to Visual Comet Observing
Chris Wyatt
Talk
11:00-11:30
The Star of Bethlehem ... Fact, Fiction, Myth or Miracle
Ray Johnston
Talk
11:30-12:00
Upgrading the 30-inch Telescope at Linden Observatory
Rob Horvat
Talk
11:45-12:15
SKJELLERUP and the COMETS
Ian Sullivan
Talk
12:00-12:30
Women in Astronomy
Peter Eyland
Talk
13:30-14:00
Infrared Studies of Jupiter's Atmosphere
Barry Adcock
Talk
13:30-14:00
Scuba Diving in Indonesia
Stephen Russell
Talk
14:00-14:30
Visual Observation of the Magellanic Clouds, Past and Present
Alan Plummer
Talk
14:00-14:30
Gaia Promises New Occultation Opportunities Soon
David Dunham
Talk
14:30-15:00
Deeply imaging interacting galaxies to detect tidal features
John Drummond
Talk
14:30-15:00
The career path of a teenage asteroid hunter
Peter Lake
Talk
15:30-16:00
Dating Active Young Stars
Donna Burton
Talk
15:30-16:00
Pluto Occultation 2015 - Amateur contributions to professional science
Bruno Sicardy / John Talbot / Steve Kerr (presenter)
Talk
16:00-16:30
Supernovae Don't Go "Pop!"
Jacquie Milner
Talk
16:00-16:30
Recent Asteroidal Occultations Highlights from Across the World
Dave Herald
Talk
16:30-17:00
The PACA Project: Pro-Am Collaborative Astronomy
Padma A. Yanamandra-Fisher, Chris Wyatt, Tavi A. Greiner, Christina Feliciano-Rivera, Tony Angel and The PACA Project Team
Talk
16:30-17:00
Venus Ashen Light Lunar Occultation - How dark is the dark side?
David/Joan Dunham
Talk
18:00-21:00
Farewell Function
Social
09:00-17:00
The 10th Trans-Tasman Symposium on Occultations - TTSO10
Stephen Kerr
Symposium
09:00-09:30
Recent Asteroidal Occultations observed across Australia and New Zealand
John Talbot / Steve Kerr
Talk
09:00-17:00
An Introduction to image processing in PixInsight
Rick Stevenson
Workshop
09:30-10:00
Lunar Occultation Observations and Results including double star events
Brian Loader (remote by MeetCheap)
Talk
10:00-10:15
Update on turning your smart phone into a time source beeper box
Stephen Russell
Talk
11:00-11:30
Measurements of wide double stars using your occultation gear
Murray Forbes
Talk
11:30-12:00
How to carry out multi-station asteroidal occultations - what is a paver mount?
David/Joan Dunham and John Broughton
Talk
12:00-12:30
Memorable Grazing Lunar Occultations and Gaia’s Impact on Astronomy
Dave Herald
Talk
13:30-14:30
Occultation Q&A - Hosted by Steve Kerr
Steve Kerr
Talk
14:30-15:00
Interesting Occultations over the next two years
Steve Kerr
Talk
15:30-16:00
Light Curve Archiving for Occultations
Dave Herald
Talk
16:00-16:30
RASNZ Occultation Section - What's Happening, where are we going?
Steve Kerr
Talk