Plenary

Presenter(s): Dr Stella Kafka Affiliation(s): American Association of Variable Star Observers Session details: Sunday, 2020-04-11 23:30:00, STAR Abstract For centuries, citizen astronomers have been making important discoveries and significant contributions to science. With the outburst of all-sky surveys and the availability of appropriate software, professional astronomers depend on the public to analyze, sort and understand…

Presenter(s): Brett McMillan Affiliation(s): Sutherland Astronomical Society Inc Session details: Saturday, 2016-03-26 04:30:00, LT101 Abstract In 1965, a group of members from the James Cook Astronomers Club (now the Sutherland Astronomical Society Inc.) visited the Canberra Astronomical Society at what was then the premier astronomical observatory in Australia. During discussions, it was suggested that a…