Programme for the 2nd Trans-Tasman Symposium on Occultations
Sunday March 22 2008
Sun 15:30
Glenleigh
Steve Kerr,
RASNZ, AS&T
“Opening address, 2nd Trans-Tasman Symposium on Occultations”
Monday March 23 2008
Event Planning, Coordination and Reporting
Mon 09:00
Dave Gault,
ASNSW, RASNZ
Demonstration of Occult Version 4
Mon 09:30
Hristo Pavlov,
ASNSW
Demonstration of OccultWatcher
Mon 10:00
David Herald,
CAS
IOTA, MPC and new arrangements for reporting Lunar Occultations
Mon 10:30
Morning tea
Equipment and Observing Techniques
Mon 11:00
David Herald, Hristo Pavlov, and Dave Gault
Timing equipment: the “VNGUC Time Receiver”, “Kiwi-PC”, and “BeeperSync”
Mon 11:30
Dave Gault,
ASNSW, RASNZ
Video Cameras and KIWI OSD
Mon 11:50
Jonathan Bradshaw
The timing characteristics of Watec vs Mintron-based video cameras (WAT-120N v G-Star)
Mon 12:10
Stephen Russell and Hristo Pavlov,
ASNSW
Recording Equipment: Digital Video Tape, and Straight to Hard Disk Drive
Mon 12:30
Lunch
Mon 13:30
Workshop (Part 1)
Mon 15:00
Afternoon tea
Mon 15:30
Workshop (Part 2)
Mon 17:00
Conclusion