Assoc. For Astronomy

@MacAstronomy

The Association for Astronomy provides astronomy outreach to the local community.

Macquarie University, Sydney
macquarieobservatory.com
Joined February 2012
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  1. Sep 27

    The conditions for planetary imaging on the 22nd of September was probably the best I've ever experienced. More of that please.

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  2. Sep 22

    A galaxy, a cluster and a planet walk into our telescope(s) ....

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  3. Sep 17

    Under and hour until we are live. Telescopes are getting warmed-up for the big game!

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  4. Sep 15

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  5. Sep 15

    Sometimes it’s hard to imagine the size of the solar system but luckily in Australia we have our very own scaled Solar System! ‘All Things Planets’ tomorrow at 7pm AEST

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  6. Sep 14

    “THAT’S NO MOON! The “Death Star” moon, otherwise known as Mimas, is just one of Saturn’s *currently* 82 moons. Mimas, a ‘small’ 396km wide ball of water ice, stands out due to its startling 130km wide Hershel crater, spanning around a third of Mimas’ diameter!

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  7. Sep 14

    Jupiter is approximately 318 times the size of Earth. To put this into perspective, if the Earth was the size of a 10c coin, then Jupiter would be the size of a basketball! Find out more interesting facts by tuning into the Space Travels livestream this Friday night at 7:00 AEST

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  8. Sep 13

    Imagine it took 4.53 billion years for someone to notice you, then another 360 years for anyone to physically interact with you. This year marks the 52nd anniversary of the first moon landing, where the Apollo 11 crew took one small step for humanity.

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  9. Sep 13

    As a child, her evenings included spending hours with her grandfather, pretending to navigate through oceans using the night sky, a sextant, and a telescope. Fascinated by stars, she decided to become an astronomer at the age of 13.

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  10. Sep 13

    She is also a 2020-2021 Superstar of STEM and the recipient of a 2021 NSW Young Tall Poppy Award. Dr Kamath is a highly vigorous leader and communicator in STEM outreach who uses her own work and broad astronomical knowledge to encourage more young people into STEM careers.

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  11. Sep 13

    She has been awarded the prestigious ARC DECRA fellowship, in 2019, to tackle a long-standing question in astrophysics: ‘How are chemical elements in the Universe produced?’.

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  12. Sep 13

    Meet your Host. Dr. Devika Kamath () is a Stellar Astrophysicist and a Senior Lecturer in Astronomy & Astrophysics at . She is internationally recognised for her work on observational studies of dying stars.

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  13. Sep 12

    He is a globally-recognised science communicator, with visibility in Spanish and Australian printed, broadcast, and social media He is also a passionate amateur astronomer that uses his own equipment for capturing the beauty of the Cosmos. (3/3)

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  14. Sep 12

    He is a recognised expert in the study of how the gas is converted into stars in galaxies and how this affects galaxy evolution. Part of his job is to provide observational support at the AAT, for which he is responsible for one of its scientific instruments. (2/3)

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  15. Sep 12

    Introducing our guest for Episode 003: Dr. Ángel R. López-Sánchez () is an astronomer and science communicator at the Australian Astronomical Optics (AAO) and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia). (1/3)

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  16. Sep 7

    Episode 3 of will be live on our Facebook page Friday the 17th of September, 7:00 pm AEST and we will be talking about the Moon and the Gas Giants with Dr. Ángel R. López-Sánchez hosted by Dr. Devika Kamath

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  17. Aug 28

    Still amazes me you can *just* see the core of the MW from

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  18. Aug 19

    Jupiter Moon transit video from the our 12" LX200 with a 2x Powermate Barlow and ASI 290 MC. Video is made from 477, 500-frame 1280 x 1024 pixel videos. Processed in Autostakkert, Registax and PIPP.

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  19. Aug 17

    Some highlight frames from the video

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  20. Aug 17

    Here's the full video of the multiple moon transits from Sunday night/Monday morning. Images taken using a 9.25" XLT with an f/6.3 reducer and a ASI 183MC-cooled camera cropped to 1024x768. 500 frame captures quickly batched in Registax and animated in PIPP.

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