Phoenix Astronomical Society meetings - January 2011
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The Phoenix Astronomical Society
Jan 24, 2011, 11:05:43 PM1/24/11
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Antarctica - My Special Place
Glen Rowe, RASNZ President
Glen has made three trips to Antarctica to carry out survey activities
as part of Land Information NZ's programme supporting mapping and
science in the Ross Dependency. His talk will begin with what needs to
be done to get to the Ice and then cover what it is like to live at
Scott Base. Field trips to the Dry Valleys and the historic huts built
by Scott and Shackleton will be included in the presentation which
will be based on images and short video clips. And yes, there will be
pictures of penguins.
Glen has been interested in astronomy for 40 years. Although not
particularly active for some time, he was previously involved in
variable star observations, occultations and astrophotography mostly
using his Celestron 8 that he purchased in 1976. From 1983 he was
Executive Secretary for RASNZ for about 7 years, during part of this
time he served on the Board of Carter Observatory and also as a member
of the Royal Society's National Committee for Astronomy. In 2009 he
was appointed as RASNZ Vice-President and was elected as President in
May 2010.
Glen is married and has two adult daughters. Apart from astronomy his
main interest is photography and he also enjoys getting out and about
on his mountain bike. He trained as a land surveyor and through
working for various incarnations of survey-related government
departments has had the opportunity to work in Fiji, the Middle East
as well as Antarctica. He has also been fortunate to combine his
astronomical interest with his career, firstly on geodetic astronomy
projects in the early 1980s and again in his current role involving
sea level analysis and tide predictions for Land Information NZ.
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Wellington Society Meeting
Thursday January 27th 7:30pm, Carter Observatory, Wellington
7:30 pm Society News
7:45 pm Antarctica: My Special Place
8:45 pm Supper and social time
9:00 pm Documentary
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Wairarapa Society Meeting
Friday January 28th 7:30pm, Phoenix Clubrooms, Ahiaruhi, Wairarapa
7:30 pm Society News
7:45 pm Antarctica: My Special Place
8:45 pm Supper and social time
9:00 pm Documentary
Observing will follow the Wairarapa meeting if it is clear.
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Star Party
Saturday January 29th 6:00pm, Phoenix Clubrooms, Ahiaruhi, Wairarapa.
(Rain or Shine)
This year the lunar cycle allows us to once again place the monthly
star party the Saturday directly after the Wairarapa meeting. This
means we get two shots at a clear, dark sky each month without
interruption from the moon. Reminders and any cancellations go out on
the Phoenix Announcements emailing list, if you’re not receiving these
then please join up here: http://groups.google.com/group/phoenix-astro-announcement.
Our first star party of the year kicks off in with the great kiwi
tradition of a BBQ. While we wait for the sky to get dark we’ll go for
a tour through the constellation of Orion - which will also be the
target of the telescopes, as we try to track down all the objects in
Orion, as faint as we can find them. In case the weather is inclement
(no stars) then we’ll fall back a presentation from Stardate just
been: Binocular Summer Deep Sky. We’ll be playing a late night sci-fi
from 10pm to keep entertained those people too tired or cold to
observe. If the weather’s rubbish we’ll start it a bit earlier.
6:00 pm: BBQ and Get-together
8:00 pm: Summer Night Sky AV
8:30 pm: Tour through Orion (live planetarium)
9:00 pm: Observing: Orion OR Binocular Summer Deep Sky
10 pm: Sci-fi movie
Astrophotography
Don’t forget that we have a working astrograph in the Nankivell
Observatory. You’ll need a ball mount for your camera and matching
bolt to secure it to the mounting plate - which simply has four holes
spaced out along it for bolts to run through. The maximum realistic
focal length that can be mounted this way is about 300mm, which should
be plenty to get some great images.
Glen Rowe, RASNZ President
Glen has made three trips to Antarctica to carry out survey activities
as part of Land Information NZ's programme supporting mapping and
science in the Ross Dependency. His talk will begin with what needs to
be done to get to the Ice and then cover what it is like to live at
Scott Base. Field trips to the Dry Valleys and the historic huts built
by Scott and Shackleton will be included in the presentation which
will be based on images and short video clips. And yes, there will be
pictures of penguins.
Glen has been interested in astronomy for 40 years. Although not
particularly active for some time, he was previously involved in
variable star observations, occultations and astrophotography mostly
using his Celestron 8 that he purchased in 1976. From 1983 he was
Executive Secretary for RASNZ for about 7 years, during part of this
time he served on the Board of Carter Observatory and also as a member
of the Royal Society's National Committee for Astronomy. In 2009 he
was appointed as RASNZ Vice-President and was elected as President in
May 2010.
Glen is married and has two adult daughters. Apart from astronomy his
main interest is photography and he also enjoys getting out and about
on his mountain bike. He trained as a land surveyor and through
working for various incarnations of survey-related government
departments has had the opportunity to work in Fiji, the Middle East
as well as Antarctica. He has also been fortunate to combine his
astronomical interest with his career, firstly on geodetic astronomy
projects in the early 1980s and again in his current role involving
sea level analysis and tide predictions for Land Information NZ.
=================================================
Wellington Society Meeting
Thursday January 27th 7:30pm, Carter Observatory, Wellington
7:30 pm Society News
7:45 pm Antarctica: My Special Place
8:45 pm Supper and social time
9:00 pm Documentary
=================================================
Wairarapa Society Meeting
Friday January 28th 7:30pm, Phoenix Clubrooms, Ahiaruhi, Wairarapa
7:30 pm Society News
7:45 pm Antarctica: My Special Place
8:45 pm Supper and social time
9:00 pm Documentary
Observing will follow the Wairarapa meeting if it is clear.
=================================================
Star Party
Saturday January 29th 6:00pm, Phoenix Clubrooms, Ahiaruhi, Wairarapa.
(Rain or Shine)
This year the lunar cycle allows us to once again place the monthly
star party the Saturday directly after the Wairarapa meeting. This
means we get two shots at a clear, dark sky each month without
interruption from the moon. Reminders and any cancellations go out on
the Phoenix Announcements emailing list, if you’re not receiving these
then please join up here: http://groups.google.com/group/phoenix-astro-announcement.
Our first star party of the year kicks off in with the great kiwi
tradition of a BBQ. While we wait for the sky to get dark we’ll go for
a tour through the constellation of Orion - which will also be the
target of the telescopes, as we try to track down all the objects in
Orion, as faint as we can find them. In case the weather is inclement
(no stars) then we’ll fall back a presentation from Stardate just
been: Binocular Summer Deep Sky. We’ll be playing a late night sci-fi
from 10pm to keep entertained those people too tired or cold to
observe. If the weather’s rubbish we’ll start it a bit earlier.
6:00 pm: BBQ and Get-together
8:00 pm: Summer Night Sky AV
8:30 pm: Tour through Orion (live planetarium)
9:00 pm: Observing: Orion OR Binocular Summer Deep Sky
10 pm: Sci-fi movie
Astrophotography
Don’t forget that we have a working astrograph in the Nankivell
Observatory. You’ll need a ball mount for your camera and matching
bolt to secure it to the mounting plate - which simply has four holes
spaced out along it for bolts to run through. The maximum realistic
focal length that can be mounted this way is about 300mm, which should
be plenty to get some great images.
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