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SUMMARY:Introduction to Astronomy November 2021
DESCRIPTION:Stardome’s Research Programme\nwhat we do and why\nPresenter – Grant Christie \n  \nThis talk will provide an elementary overview of Stardome’s research programme. \nSince 2004\, Stardome has contributed to the discovery of many planets orbiting very distant stars\, advancing the understanding of how planetary systems are formed. \nWe have also been studying what may be the most massive binary star system in the galaxy – WR20a. \nGrant will briefly introduce the telescope\, the CCD camera (with 8 filters) and how we make precision measurements of the brightness of stars.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/introduction-to-astronomy-november-2021/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Introduction To Astronomy
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SUMMARY:2021 Burbidge Lecture and New Zealand Astrophotography Competition Results
DESCRIPTION:Burbidge Lecture: Diving through exoplanet atmospheres 8:00pm The study of exoplanets\, planets that orbit stars other than the Sun\, is fascinating new field of research. The question “how do stars and planetary systems form and evolve?”” is one of the biggest in Astronomy\, and is at the root of one of the most important questions in science today: “How did we get here?”. I will take us on a journey to explore how we measure and understand the nature these strange new worlds beyond our Solar System. We will dive into the atmospheres of alien planets to discover the truly wild nature of planets in the universe from chains of rocky worlds around ultra-cool stars\, to exotic clouds of molten rock in the atmosphere of ultra-hot gas giants. \nHannah Wakeford is a lecturer in Astrophysics at the University of Bristol\, UK where she leads a group researching the atmospheres of exoplanets using observations from space telescopes. Hannah’s work focuses on the exotic clouds of giant hot Jupiters\, down to chains of small rocky worlds around ultra-cool stars.  She studied for a Masters in Planetary and Space Physics at Aberystwyth University with field studies in Svalbard to measure the aurora\, and completed her PhD thesis on exoplanets at the University of Exeter before heading to the USA to work at NASA and STScI. Alongside her research she runs the monthly podcast Exocast all about exoplanet science and hosts the #ExoCup twitter competition for the public to crown the champion exoplanet of the year. New Zealand Astrophotography Competition Results We will be announcing the winners of the individual categories and well as the overall winner who receives the Harry Williams Trophy   \nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/AucklandAstronomicalSociety
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/2021-burbidge-lecture-and-new-zealand-astrophotography-competition-results/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Burbidge Dinner,Monthly Meeting
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SUMMARY:Practical Astronomy November - Visual Observing
DESCRIPTION:This month we will be discussing visual observing\, including the way the human eye works\, optics and eyepieces\, sky conditions\, ambient light and observing targets\, from the Sun to galaxies.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/practical-astronomy-november-visual-observing/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Practical Astronomy
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SUMMARY:Astrophotography Group November
DESCRIPTION:Astrophotography Group \nMonday 29th November at 8:00pm\, Online \nDC Power for Astrophotography – the observatory and the field\n(everything I wish I knew at the start) \nSpeaker/Host: Tony Cooper \nTopics\nDC calculations – energy\, power\, voltage drop\nDC voltages and converters (19V\, 12V\, 7.2V\, 5V)\nDC connectors – cigarette\, Anderson\, DC plugs\, Waygo\nBatteries – types and advantages\nBattery charging (excluding solar)\nMeasuring and monitoring current\nUndervolt protection – battery and camera\nLaptop settings to conserve energy\nMistakes I made \nThe talk will be streamed live on the AAS youtube channel at 8pm Monday 29th November \nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/AucklandAstronomicalSociety
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/astrophotography-group-november-2/
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Astrophotography Group
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