Affiliation(s): AAQ Session details: Sunday, 2026-04-05 05:30:00 Abstract 2020 has a pivotal effect on the world and on NACAA as an organisation. This presentation will explore the effects of this event, both positive and negative, on astronomy associations and NACAA as an ongoing conference. For more background about this presentation, see our page on the…
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): 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….
Presenter(s): Surjit Wadhwa Affiliation(s): ASNSW Session details: Saturday, 2022-04-16 01:50:00, ONL Abstract Since the confirmation of V1309 Sco (Nova Sco 2008) as a merger event between components of a contact binary system, there has been significant interest in the detection of progenitor system before they merge. A number of observational and theoretical programmes are underway…
Presenter(s): Peter Osman Affiliation(s): Sydney City SkyWatchers and Astronomical Society of NSW Session details: Saturday, 2022-04-16 04:15:00, ONL Abstract Very few ultraportable equatorial telescopes come with digital setting circles. This talk describes a ‘Push To’ equatorial telescope with digital differential setting circles that can be readily assembled using simple hand tools. The complete system is…
Presenter(s): Peter Matters Affiliation(s): ASV Session details: Saturday, 2022-04-23 04:15:00, ONL Abstract I will start by discussing how temperature and dew point/relative humidity are related and work together. This will be explained using the examples of the kitchen kettle and the bathroom shower/mirror, and how they are related to cloud formation. Next will be the…