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Great Melbourne Telescope Section Meeting
Wednesday 12 October, 6.45pm, (i.e. before the Monthly Meeting)
GMT House, Melbourne Observatory.
Speaker: Jim Pollock
Subject: The GMT Story and Update
The Radio Observatory at LMDSS has normally been found on-line at http://www.lmro.org.au but we've recently moved some of the LMRO website onto the ASV website.
You can now check on the weather at LMDSS, look at the ALL SKY CAMERA day or night or look at results from any of the science projects running there.
You'll find the LMRO pages at http://www.asv.org.au/lmro_home or click on the "About us" menu bar at the top of this page.
A PDF copy of the 2016 ASV Yearbook is available from the members download area
Members can now join and renew online with payment being accepted by PayPal - no need to fill out paper forms any more.
Login to the members area to process your renewal.
Robert Arrowsmith
ASV Website editor
Hi.
I'll be posting regularly comet and meteor shower updates on Twitter. Please follow me at ConStoitsis@vivstoitsis
Regards
Con Stoitsis
Director, ASV Comet Section
A new GMT newsletter has been uploaded to the Phoenix page. You can download a copy here.
A summary presentation has been uploaded with images from the recent VASTROC 2013 event. Members can download the presentation from here.
A total Eclipse of the Sun was visible in the Cairns / Port Douglas on 14 November 2102. Many ASV members travelled north to experience this rare event.
Visit the ASV Total Eclipse page to see images taken by ASV members.
Click here to view.
Dr. Andrew Prentice's presentation from his speech at the ASV monthly meeting held on 9 May 2012 has been uploaded to the ASV website. You can download a copy using this link. Refer to page 94 for the details! Audio file
Dr. Prentice's final prediction relates to the Dawn Press Conference (NASA HQ, Washington DC) on Friday 11 May 2012: 4.00 am that will present a new analysis of the giant asteroid Vesta using data from the agency's Dawn spacecraft.
The prediction is as follows:
Chemically-uniform model: MOI (moment-of-inertia factor) = 0.388 +/- 0.004
Differentiated model: MOI = 0.369 +/- 0.004
Good luck Dr. Prentice and thank you for a very enjoyable speech.
An interesting article about the Great Melbourne Telescope appeared in The Age recently:
Thanks to Phil for this timelaspe movie of the new ASV Observatory construction at LMDSS.
LMDSS Observatory Raising from Phil Hart on Vimeo.
A must read for all ASV members, and includes a great picture of Barry at the State Library of Victoria. Fully story available online at The Age website.
Hi.
For members interested in all things comet related, please join the ASV Comet section yahoo page
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/asvcometsection/?yguid=352245513
The group caters for all levels of experience.
The group page has a wealth of information, including finder charts on comets currently visible in our skies.
Please call me if you have any questions.
Regards
Con Stoitsis
Director
ASV-Comet Section 0421 616 547
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