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Tycho and Kepler in Prague

ByNACAA Webmaster 11 December 2013

Presenter(s): Ian A B Sullivan

Affiliation(s): ASV, MPAS

Session details: Saturday, 2014-04-19 06:00:00, Vienna

Abstract

After two visits to Prague in recent years I have obtained the photos and knowledge, with research, to discuss the astronomical life and times of Tycho and Kepler around 1600. I have also seen the display at Benatky Palace outside Prague and been inside the famous Prague Clock.

Biography

I have presented talks at all NACAA conventions since 1998 except 2006. I am a Guide at Melbourne Observatory and regularly chase eclipses and transits.

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A window into delta Sct stellar interiors using eclipsing binary systems.
ByNACAA Webmaster 17 December 2019

Presenter(s): Margaret Streamer, Michael Ireland, and Simon Murphy Affiliation(s): RSAA, ANU Session details: Saturday, 2020-04-11 04:00:00, STAR Abstract Our knowledge of the structure of the sun, solar-like stars, and red giants has advanced significantly using asteroseismology. However, the relationship between observed asteroseismic pulsations and the fundamental parameters of delta-Sct stars remains largely elusive. We can…

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Pro-Am Collaborative Astronomy (PACA): The New Paradigm for Scientific Research
ByNACAA Webmaster 8 January 2014

Presenter(s): Padma A. Yanamandra-Fisher Affiliation(s): Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USA Session details: Saturday, 2014-04-19 03:30:00, New York Abstract The vast data collections of the amateur astronomers spanning many years are untapped for their wealth of information. The interactions of amateur astronomers with professional astronomers have changed significantly in the digital era, from an occasional…

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Group photo
ByNACAA Webmaster 9 January 2020

Session details: Saturday, 2020-04-11 05:30:00 Abstract An important part of every NACAA is herding the attendees into an ellipse and taking their photo. Join the group or miss your place in NACAA history. Please offer the webmaster money if you want to be one of the foci.

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After Dinner Speaker: Trollops, Tyrants and Telescopes – Tales from Astronomy’s Underbelly
ByNACAA Webmaster 27 February 2016

Session details: Saturday, 2016-03-26 09:30:00, REF Biography Professor Fred Watson is an astronomer at the Australian Astronomical Observatory, where he is Head of Lighting and Environment. Fred is best known for his radio and TV broadcasts, talks, and other outreach programs, which earned him the 2006 Australian Government Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science. He has also written…

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Astronomy and the Gold Rush
ByNACAA Webmaster 11 October 2017

Presenter(s): Darren Bellingham Affiliation(s): ASV, BAS Session details: Saturday, 2018-03-31 00:30:00, MCON Abstract As the 2018 NACCA will be held in Ballarat, a city with a rich gold mining history, it is appropriate to do a presentation that shows some of the obvious and the more tenuous links between Gold and Astronomy. The presentation will…

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1922 Total Solar Eclipse: proof of Einstein’s theory of general relativity in Australia
ByNACAA Webmaster 6 March 2022

Presenter(s): Toner Stevenson Affiliation(s): Sydney City Skywatchers Session details: Saturday, 2022-04-23 01:00:00, ONL Abstract In 1922 amateur and professional astronomers flocked to observing sites on both sides of Australia to observe a spectacular total solar eclipse. In this illustrated presentation I will explain how and by who Einstein’s Theory of general relativity was indisputably proven,…

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