Presenter(s): Russ Cockman Affiliation(s): ASV Session details: Saturday, 2022-04-16 05:30:00, ONL Abstract A live video demonstration of the Sun in hydrogen-alpha through the Astronomical Society of Victoria’s 4″ Lunt solar telescope. Though monochrome, the video feed will show high contrast views of the chromosphere, including sunspots, filaments, prominences and granulation, both in context of the…
Presenter(s): Dr. Sara Webb Affiliation(s): Swinburne University of Technology Session details: Saturday, 2022-04-15 23:15:00, ONL Abstract We live in an exciting era of Astronomy where data far outweighs astronomers, and the discoveries to be made are almost limitless. In this presentation I will give an overview of the transient universe and some of the most…
Presenter(s): Balu Sreedhar Affiliation(s): University of Melbourne Session details: Saturday, 2022-04-16 05:30:00, ONL Abstract The history of the Universe is written in the hydrogen atoms. After recombination (producing the CMB radiation), almost all of the hydrogen was in its neutral atomic form. Intense radiation from the first stars and galaxies which formed later reionised the…
Presenter(s): Russ Cockman Affiliation(s): Astronomical Society of Victoria Session details: Saturday, 2022-04-22 23:00:00, ONL Abstract Observations 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 25 and heading…
Presenter(s): Merrill Findlay Affiliation(s): Big Skies Collaboration Session details: Saturday, 2022-04-23 06:30:00, ONL Abstract Way back in 2018, I introduced NACAA to our Big Skies Collaboration: see https://bigskiescollaboration.wordpress.com/2018/04/11/nacaa-2018/ Since then — and despite bushfires, floods and the COVID pandemic — we’ve made a little more progress with our various projects, including our proposed Inland Astro-Tour…
Presenter(s): Judith Bailey Affiliation(s): BAS, ASV Session details: Saturday, 2022-04-23 06:00:00, ONL Abstract State of Mind -> State of Science *Fires, Fomites and Floods *Elon , Extinction and Environment *While We Sleep, Case Study Are Local -> Federal Government Asleep? *Remedy, Respect, Renewal With the exponential growth of ALAN, the global community has been coming…
Presenter(s): Terry Cuttle Affiliation(s): Astronomical Association of Queensland Session details: Saturday, 2022-04-23 01:45:00, ONL Abstract This presentation will discuss the unique occurrence of the five total solar eclipses that will occur across Australia in the coming period of just 18 years. A Total Solar Eclipse is arguably nature’s most astounding spectacle which everyone should experience…
Presenter(s): Stephen Russell Affiliation(s): NACAA, CWAS, ASNSW Session details: Saturday, 2022-04-16 06:15:00, ONL Abstract After missing out on the Patagonian total solar eclipse in December 2020 due to border closures caused by COVID, I crossed my fingers and booked a cabin on a French cruise ship heading to Antarctica with a detour to the 2021…
Presenter(s): Chris Stockdale Affiliation(s): LVAS, AAQ Session details: Saturday, 2022-04-16 01:10:00, ONL Abstract The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) was launched in 2018 and to-date has catalogued over 5100 new planet candidates. In a huge international effort, over 560 members of the TESS Follow-up Observing Program (TFOP) Working Group image, process, and report their findings….