Affiliation(s): CWAS
Session details: Saturday, 2020-04-10 23:00:00, STAR
This session begins with a welcome to NACAA XXIX. The speakers:
Convenor: Dr Arne Henden, Director, AAVSO Date: Friday March 21 Time: 1:30PM Cost: $25 (refreshments included) You’ve reached the limit of your CCD equipment – you just can’t take a deeper galaxy image or beat your photometric errors down any further. Or so you think – I’ve been a professional for decades, and keep finding…
Presenter(s): Peter Lake Affiliation(s): iTelescope Session details: Sunday, 2016-03-27 03:30:00, LT106 Abstract An entry-level to advanced-level look at the process of finding and tracking asteroids, how it’s done and why it’s important. Covering the image capture methods, blinking and stacking techniques, from beginner to advanced methods and working closely with the Minor Planet Center. Peter…
Session details: Sunday, 2010-04-04 02:00:00 Abstract 1 Hour Lunch on Sunday
Convenor: Surjit S Wadhwa, ASNSW Date: Monday March 24 Time: 10:00AM Attendees: limited to 15 Cost: $55 (lunch and refreshments included). Click here to register. This workshop is essentially a hands-on class designed to instruct the participant on how to obtain photometric data of contact binary stars and then analyse the data to a level…
Presenter(s): Geoff McNamara Affiliation(s): MSATT, Mount Stromlo Observatory Session details: Sunday, STAR Abstract MSATT is a teaching facility for students in Years 8 to 12 at Mount Stromlo Observatory providing the opportunity to use sophisticated instruments to gather and analyse data firsthand. Students conduct investigations lasting up to two years. Tuition is provided by professional…
Presenter(s): Thomas J Richards, Colin S Bembrick Affiliation(s): VSS, ASA Session details: Sunday, 2018-04-01 05:30:00, MCON Abstract Modern software is enabling the amateur astronomer to make significant, publishable research results – not just piling up observations. This paper will present and discuss the research pipeline for eclipsing binary photometry. I will begin with a dot…