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Variable Stars South is a loose association of astronomers, mainly amateur, interested in researching the rich and under-explored myriad of southern variable stars. Whether you’re an active variable star observer and researcher, or considering getting involved in variable star work, or just curious about this rich and important field, you are warmly invited to attend…

Apart from walking, cycling, or flying in a hot-air balloon, there are three ways to get to Parkes for NACAA 2020: planes, trains, and automobiles. Planes Parkes airport (PKE) is serviced by Rex (Regional Express), with flights to and from Sydney (SYD, Terminal 2). The duration of the flight is around one hour. International travellers…

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…

The easiest way to register for NACAA is to sign-up for the main registration package. If you only want to attend one or two sessions, or you want to add an extra place at the social functions, please choose from the Individual Items list. Then add any of the extra activities that you would like to…

The venue for the technical sessions was the Annex to the New Law School, University of Sydney.   FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY   Stream 1 Stream 2 Stream 1 Stream 2 Stream 1 Stream 2 Stream 1 Stream 2 Excursion SR117 LT106 LT101 LT106 LT104 LT106 SR117 LT106   9:00 AM   VSS Symposium 4 Welcome…

Our programme highlights will be coming later in the year: Early welcome afternoon tea Friday Ballarat Observatory (cost $10) Welcome function on Friday evening BBQ Ballarat Observatory (cost $25) Two days packed with presentations on Saturday and Sunday (cost $93/day) Conference Dinner with guest speaker TBA Saturday night (cost $65) Farewell BBQ on Sunday evening…

TRANSPORT By train: catch a train to Redfern station and then take a fifteen minute walk to the campus. All Sydney lines except East Hills/Airport stop at Redfern. Or take a train to Central Station, then catch a bus from Railway Square. Note: you should exit the platforms at Central from the southern end, then…

NACAA is a not-for-profit volunteer organisation. We are very grateful for the support that we receive from our sponsors such as AS&T and BinTel. But we also need the NACAA community to help us spread the word about NACAA to everyone who might be interested in attending. The 2016 LOC has created some great promotional material that we hope you…