VSS Symposium 4

Presenter(s): Various

Session details: Friday, 2016-03-24 21:50:00, LT106

Abstract

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 and contribute.

Time	Topic	Presenter
8:50 AM	Welcome	Mark Blackford
9:00 AM	Past, present and future for the EA binaries project	Margaret Streamer
9:30 AM	Light Element Determinations – Lessons Learned from “Revised Light Elements of 78 Southern Eclipsing Binary Systems” Paper	Jeff Byron
10:00 AM	The Visual Observation of some interesting Long Period Variable Stars	Andrew Pearce
10:30 AM	MORNING TEA
11:00 AM	Poster Presenters	Session Chair
11:10 AM	Photometry and astrophysical modelling of the Eclipsing Binaries V0626 Sco and V0775 Cen	David Moriarty
11:35 AM	Photometry and astrophysical modelling of the Eclipsing Binary BC Gruis	David Moriarty
12:00 PM	Long-term oscillations in the orbital period of RR Cen: third body or Applegate effect?	Jonathan Powles
12:30 PM	LUNCH
1:30 PM	Plumbing the Depths – The problems of measuring eclipse minima	Tom Richards
2:00 PM	Video Method for Observing Eclipsing Binaries	Hristo Pavlov
2:30 PM	An improved method for correcting atmospheric extinction	Murray Forbes
3:00 PM	AFTERNOON TEA
3:30 PM	Deciphering the Enigma of QZ Car	Ed Budding (with help from Stan Walker, Mark Blackford and Roger Butland)
4:00 PM	Some Stars Do & Some Stars Don’t – Reflections on 45 Years of Variable Star Observing	Peter Williams
4:30 PM	General Discussion	Stan Walker

Biography

Variable Stars South is a loose association of astronomers, mainly amateur, interested in researching the rich and under-explored myriad of southern variable stars. Find out more about VSS, and read about the research areas we are involved in. If you’re interested in doing serious astronomy and would like to involve yourself in some rewarding scientific research, consider registering with this international group (its free!).