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SUMMARY:Introduction to Astronomy April 2021
DESCRIPTION:What is Dark Matter?\nThe Evidence\, the Candidates & the Search\nIf you are interested in how the Universe appears and behaves on large scales\, you will enjoy this essential talk. Attendees will also receive a ten-page handout on dark matter covering the discussion and expanding on selected points. \n85% of the matter in the Universe is elusive dark matter that we cannot directly observe\, but presence is seen through its effects on the surrounding environment. Tonight\, Chris Benton discusses compelling evidence for dark matter and its importance in the structure and evolution of the Universe. Following this\, an outline of dark matter’s apparent properties leads into identifying the candidate particles and the experiments designed to detect them. \nWe look forward to seeing you all there.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/introduction-to-astronomy-april-2021/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory\, 670 Manukau Rd\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Introduction To Astronomy
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting April
DESCRIPTION:With Rolf Wahl Olsen. \nMy talk will be about latest images and achievements in the last two years\, including the first amateur image of light echoes of Supernova 1987A and a new collaboration with NASA on a multi-wavelength image of Centaurus A. \nI have been interested in astronomy for as long as I can remember and have observed the night sky visually for decades with both binoculars and telescopes. In 1990 I got my first telescope\, a 60mm alt-az refractor. A couple of years later I upgraded to a 100mm refractor on an equatorial mount and in 1995 I got a 10 inch f/5 Newtonian reflector. This telescope was used extensively for both planetary and deep sky observing and in 2003 I ventured into the world of astrophotography and began taking images with a long-exposure modified webcam. In 2011 I built a Serrurier truss 12.5 inch f/4 Newtonian and then upgraded the webcam to a highly sensitive QSI683wsg CCD camera which I now use to take all my images. \nThe modified webcam was a great opportunity to learn as it required me to really work on developing processing skills in order to achieve good results. It also forced me to think carefully about my choice of subjects\, given the webcam’s limited resolution and low sensitivity. My later images taken with the CCD camera greatly benefited from these early lessons. \nI enjoy photographing all astronomical subjects but perhaps my favourites are galaxies\, especially peculiarly shaped ones or distant galaxy clusters\, or those engaged in dramatic mergers such as the famous pair of Antennae galaxies. I enjoy taking images that are unusual\, either being of a rarely imaged object\, or perhaps a familiar object presented in a new way. Among my images you will find exotic objects like the circumstellar disc of Beta Pictoris\, gravitational lenses\, quasars\, distant galaxy clusters and extragalactic globulars. I find that these obscure targets often have a very interesting story to tell. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/monthly-meeting-april/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory\, 670 Manukau Rd\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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SUMMARY:Astrophotography Group
DESCRIPTION:Joe Nidd from Dunedin will be with us via teams. He will discuss his astro-photographjy setup\, a bit of the background that got him to identifying the need for what he has built. He will then go through the build and use in a bit of detail and show us some of his resulting images.\n \nShaun
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/astrophotography-group/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory\, 670 Manukau Rd\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Astrophotography Group
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SUMMARY:Practical Astronomy April
DESCRIPTION:Telescopes and Accessories. \nAlong with a short introduction on how telescopes work\, this meeting will discuss some of the common types of telescopes used by amateur astronomers. We will then look at accessories combined with telescopes for visual observing. \n 
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/practical-astronomy-april/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory\, 670 Manukau Rd\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Practical Astronomy
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