Stardate coming up soon at Stonehenge Aotearoa. For those of you thinking of coming but not quite sure, here is the programme: STARDATE 2015 PROGRAMME Unless otherwise stated, presentations and workshops are held in the theatre at the Clubrooms. Friday 23rd January 5:30 pm Sausage Sizzle (outside Clubrooms) Friday Evening Chair: Kay Leather 7:00 pm Official Opening 7:10 pm Live Video Astronomy John Whitby 7:50 pm Using Your Astrophotography Skills for Science John Drummond Numerous amateur astronomers have the equipment and expertise needed to help contribute valuable data to the professional community and make contributions to science that pave the way to discovery. Find out how! 8:10 pm Tea/coffee 8:25 pm Amateur Radio Astronomy James Smith In this presentation James will discuss the history of radio astronomy and the practical ways one can explore the radio universe. 9.15 pm Summer Night Sky (audio visual) Take a voyage to some of the wonders in our summer evening night sky. 9.45 pm Telescope Viewing 11:00pm Late Night Science Fiction Movie STARDATE 2015: Saturday 24th January Saturday Morning 10:00 am Children’s Astronomy Programme with George Moutzouris 11:00 am Tour of Stonehenge Aotearoa Saturday Afternoon Chair: Andrew Larkin 1:00 pm Solar Astronomy with Stephen Chadwick 1:30 pm Exploring, Asteroids, Comets and Dwarf Planets Dave Maclennan The latest discoveries and images from interplanetary spacecraft. 2:15 pm Observing Betelgeuse in Near Infra-Red Carl Night Betelgeuse is a highly evolved Red Supergiant with its emission peak in the near IR. It exhibits multiple modes of pulsation and is a candidate for the next Type II Supernova in our neighbourhood. 3.00 pm Tea/coffee 3:15 pm The Art of Night Mark Gee Mark is an award winning photographer and digital visual effects artist. He has worked on many high profile and Oscar award winning feature films. His love of the New Zealand landscape is a big part of the inspiration for his photography and, in the past few years, astrophotography has captured Mark’s imagination and interest. 4:00 pm There’s Plenty of Planets up There! John Drummond 30 Astronomers are discovering exoplanets at a dizzying pace. Find out what methods are being used and what it all means. NZ’s contribution to the discovery of the Earth-massed planet orbiting within a binary star system (published in Science) will also be discussed. 4:30 pm Visit to the John Whitby Observatory 5:30 pm Stardate Saturday Dinner – Eat Like Lola (outside Main Hall) STARDATE 2015: Saturday 24th January Saturday Evening Chair: Ian Cooper 7.00 pm St. Matthew, Santa and Quantum Physics Gerry Eady 7:30 pm Exploring the Worlds of the Solar System With Haritina Mogosanu and two NASA Scientists Details to follow 8.15 pm Tea/coffee 8:30 pm A Journey to Alpha Centauri… and beyond Richard Hall Using the latest information we explore the planets and environments of the nearest stars. 9:15 pm Telescope Viewing / The Summer Night Sky (audio visual) 11:00pm Late Night Science Fiction Movie
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 23:26:37 +0000