Afternoon Tea (Sunday)

Presenter(s): Dr John Wilkinson Affiliation(s): Member of Astro Society of Victoria. Session details: Sunday, 2018-04-01 04:00:00, MCON Abstract Observation of the Sun has gained increased interest in recent years because of the availability of specialised telescopes for amateurs to use. Activity on the sun follows an 11 year cycle and we are currently in cycle…

Presenter(s): Trevor Barry Affiliation(s): Astronomy Society of NSW, Broken Hill Observatory, Australia Session details: Saturday, 2014-04-19 04:30:00, New York Abstract The Great Storm started as a small white spot Dec 8th 2010, By mid January 2011 the storm had dredged up so much material that it totally encircled the planet. Professionals captured data with Cassini…

Presenter(s): Ross Gould Affiliation(s): Canberra Astronomical Society Session details: Saturday, 2016-03-26 00:30:00, LT106 Abstract The Southern Hemisphere was systematically surveyed for double stars later than the Northern Hemisphere. I will look at the work of Innes, Hussey, van den Bos, Rossiter, Voute and others, the emphasis being on the work done in South Africa. The era…

Presenter(s): Jacquie Milner Affiliation(s): Astronomical Society of WA, Perth Observatory Volunteer Group Session details: Sunday, 2014-04-20 04:00:00, Vienna Abstract An occultation is when one body covers or ‘hides’ another. Asteroids, planets and moons can occult stars, the Moon and occult the planets and even solar and lunar eclipses are occultation events as well. These events…