2016 schedule (Saturday)

Sat 09:15-10:30

Keynote: Fireworks at the heart of the Galaxy Professor Joss Bland-Hawthorn

Sat 11:00-11:30

Observing Betelgeuse in the near IR Jonathan Powles (for Carl Knight)

Sat 11:00-11:30

The Parramatta Star Catalogue: A New Perspective Andrew James

Sat 11:30-12:00

Pro-Am Spectroscopy in the Southern Hemisphere Bernard Heathcote

Sat 11:30-12:00

Discovering Southern double stars - the 20th century Ross Gould

Sat 12:00-12:30

Colour Photometry in Astrophysics Stan Walker

Sat 12:00-12:30

New discoveries in the Solar System Dr John Wilkinson

Sat 13:30-14:00

SASER and the 2015 Gamma 2 Velorum campaign Jonathan Powles

Sat 13:30-14:00

The need for an Australian Astronomy and Space Science Education Network Paul Floyd

Sat 14:00-14:30

The Stellar Detective - reading the clues in light curves Tom Richards

Sat 14:00-14:30

The future of lighting is better if it's dim Mike Chapman

Sat 14:30-15:00

Video Astronomy Hristo Pavlov

Sat 14:30-15:00

The Australian Variable Star Hunt Mike Thompson, Jacinta Lee Den Besten

Sat 15:30-16:30

Perdrix Address: 50 Years of NACAA Brett McMillan

Sat 16:30-17:00

NACAA AGM NACAA Inc

Sat 19:00-23:00

Convention Dinner

Sat 20:30-21:15

After Dinner Speaker: Trollops, Tyrants and Telescopes - Tales from Astronomy's Underbelly Professor Fred Watson