Register for NACAA 2024

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…

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 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…

The following are answers to some questions we’ve received. If you have any other questions about NACAA XXVI, please use our Contact page. The Venue: There is a small cafe/shop in the Rydges lobby, which will be open all days over Easter (including Good Friday) from 9am-3pm. It sells pre-packaged sandwiches, pies etc, drinks and…

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…

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…