NACAA XXIII Schedule


Click on any of the links below (the times or poster authors) to get further information about each presentation.



Friday March 21 2008






Time


Room








11:00






Registration desk opens








13:30
G







Workshop: Arne Henden,

Precision CCD Photometry








13:30
W







Workshop: Barry Adcock,

Modern Lens Design Techniques







18:30
G





Welcome party





Saturday March 22 2008







Time


Room








09:00
G






Opening ceremony








09:15
G







Keynote: Prof Matthew Colless,

The future of optical astronomy in Australia







10:30






Morning tea








11:00
G







Various,

Poster Take-5s








11:00
W







Robert Hollow,

PULSE@Parkes: Real Astronomy for High School Students








11:30
G







Col Bembrick,

Asteroid Research and Amateur Input








11:30
W







Barry Clark,

What really went wrong with the Great Melbourne Telescope?








12:00
G







Rob McNaught,

Southern meteor showers from video observations







12:30






Lunch








13:30
G







Alan Plummer,

Amateur Contributions to High Energy (X-Ray) Astronomy








13:30
W







Panel Session: Helen Sim, Robert Hollow, David Malin, and John O'Byrne,

The International Year of Astronomy: Opportunities for the Amateur Community








14:00
G







Tom Richards,

A Variable Passion: three case studies in amateur variable star research.








14:30
G







Surjit Wadhwa,

Light Curve Analysis of Contact Binary Stars







15:00






Afternoon tea








15:30
G







Byron Soulsby,

Ancient Lunar Eclipses








15:30
W







Round Table: Barry Adcock,

Planning, Operation and Administration of Very Large Amateur Telescopes








15:45
G







Andrew James,

The Double Stars of John Dunlop and Charles Rümker








16:15
G







Richard C. Jaworski,

Measurement of position angle and separation of selected southern double stars using an illuminated astrometric eyepiece.







16:30
W





AGM







17:00






Break







19:00
G





Dinner








20:00
G







Plenary: Prof Ray Norris,

Aboriginal Australians: the World's First Astronomers?





Sunday March 23 2008







Time


Room









09:00
G







Gordon Hudson,

Overview of Telescope Refurbishment in NZ








09:00
W







Ray Johnston,

Astronomer (to a) Royal








09:30
G







Fred Vanderhaven,

Narrowband Imaging








09:30
W







Ian Maclean,

Indigenous Astronomy Education - Learning & Teaching








10:00
G







Dave Gault,

Probing Pluto's Atmosphere with a 10inch Telescope








10:00
W







Ian Sullivan,

Carte du Ciel - the Great Star Map







10:30






Morning tea








11:00
G







Plenary: Arne Henden,

The Amateur Scientist in Modern Society








12:00
G







David Higgins,

Uncovering the Binary Nature of Minor Planet (6265) 1985 TW3








12:00
W







Lesa Moore,

Macquarie and the Astronomer







12:30






Lunch








13:30
G







Jeff Byron,

Upgrading a "cheap" Dobsonian telescope for photometric and photographic use








13:30
W







Ragbir Bhathal,

45 Years of SETI








14:00
G







Gordon Hudson,

A look through the New Carter Observatory








14:00
W







Round Table: Arne Henden,

How You can Help the AAVSO








14:30
G







Martin George,

Planetariums of the World







15:00






Afternoon tea








15:30
W







Col Bembrick,

Syd Elwin - the First Berenice Page Medallist








15:30
G







Steve Kerr,

Opening address, 2nd Trans-Tasman Symposium on Occultations








16:00
W







Fred Vanderhaven,

Remote Robotic Imaging over the Internet








16:00
G







Dave Gault,

The Occultation of (324) Bamberga








16:15
G







Brian Loader,

Observing Double Stars during Lunar Occultations








16:30
W







Fred Vanderhaven,

Processing narrowband images - From FITS to Photoshop








16:30
G







Stephen Russell,

Two Years of Success: Grazing with Team Occultation







17:00






Break







18:30
N





BBQ, prizes and closing ceremony





Monday March 24 2008







Time


Room









08:30
W







Round Table: Col Bembrick,

Minor Planet Photometry and Collaboration








09:00
G







Symposium: Dave Gault (convenor),

2nd Trans-Tasman Symposium on Occultations









10:00
W







Workshop: Surjit Wadhwa,

Light Curve Analysis of Contact Binary Stars: Amateurs Doing Real Science









13:30
G







Workshop: Dave Gault and Hristo Pavlov,

Workshop on Occultation Timing







Posters




Ragbir Bhathal,
40000 years of Aboriginal astronomy




David Higgins,
Observing at Hunters Hill Observatory




Andrew James,
p Eridani (Dunlop 5) and the Evolution of its Orbital Elements




Ray Johnston,
Travels with a Dome






Harry Roberts,
Solar Flaring in Cycle 23




Sharon Rutledge,
Thomas Brisbane's Observatories




Legend


  • G: Glenleigh Room



  • W: Woodriff Room



  • N: Nepean Observatory