http://www.astronomywa.net.au/astrofest.html

on again.

JudgeMental said:

http://www.astronomywa.net.au/astrofest.html

on again.

Are you going?

sibeen said:

JudgeMental said:

http://www.astronomywa.net.au/astrofest.html

on again.

Are you going?

no, not this year.

JudgeMental said:

sibeen said:

JudgeMental said:

http://www.astronomywa.net.au/astrofest.html

on again.

Are you going?

no, not this year.

You’re trying to suck me…aren’t you?

sibeen said:

JudgeMental said:

sibeen said:

Are you going?

no, not this year.

You’re trying to suck me…aren’t you?

damn, i nearly got away with it.

:-)

JudgeMental said:

sibeen said:

JudgeMental said:

no, not this year.

You’re trying to suck me…aren’t you?

damn, i nearly got away with it.

:-)

i’d appreciate it if you put an “in” in that sentence.

JudgeMental said:

JudgeMental said:

sibeen said:

You’re trying to suck me…aren’t you?

damn, i nearly got away with it.

:-)

i’d appreciate it if you put an “in” in that sentence.

I was wondering about that.

Tau.Neutrino said:

JudgeMental said:

JudgeMental said:

damn, i nearly got away with it.

:-)

i’d appreciate it if you put an “in” in that sentence.

I was wondering about that.

No, that could never happen.

march 24th.

bump

Any WA people going?

party_pants said:

Any WA people going?

me and mick, jo is working.

Sydney is having a Public astronomy night on the 24th

https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/home/events/public_astronomy_night_march_24

I’m still umming and arrighing.

Put me down as a maybe.

party_pants said:

I’m still umming and arrighing.

Put me down as a maybe.

i’ll write it in pencil.

party_pants said:

I’m still umming and arrighing.

Put me down as a maybe.

If you can’t make Astrofest 2018, go to Supanova 2018.

(Runs away).

mollwollfumble said:

party_pants said:

I’m still umming and arrighing.

Put me down as a maybe.

If you can’t make Astrofest 2018, go to Supanova 2018.

(Runs away).

Was that somebody having a dig at me using a popular culture reference?

party_pants said:

I’m still umming and arrighing.

Put me down as a maybe.

But not like a horse with a sore leg.

Bogsnorkler said:

party_pants said:

I’m still umming and arrighing.

Put me down as a maybe.

i’ll write it in pencil.

You don’t need to do that anymore, you just overwrite it.

Bogsnorkler said:

march 24th.

bump

we might not make it this year… I don’t think it’s going to be much different in terms of things kids can do.. and they aren’t interested in listening to the talks…. maybe I can get away with going by myself…

is there a schedule yet?

17:30 Welcome to Country Stadium
17:30 Solar observing until 6pm Oval
17:45 Space Dome Shows start (running every 15 minutes until Astrofest ends) Stadium
18:00 Welcome & Preregistration Competition Draw Stadium
18:00 45 minute talk “A Colourful Cosmos – How different wavelengths of light reveal different astrophysics”, Dr Natasha Hurley Walker, ICRAR Prestige Science Zone (John Curtin Gallery, see map)
18:00 30 minute talk “Peering through the fog”, A/Prof Cathryn Trott, ICRAR Hardcore Science Zone (see map)
18:30 Telescopes 101 – Mark Davies Undercroft near the telescope shop
18:45 30 minute talk “The explosive radio Universe”, Dr Gemma Anderson, ICRAR Hardcore Science Zone (see map)
19:00 45 minute talk: “Where did all the stuff come from?”, Prof Steven Tingay, ICRAR Prestige Science Zone (John Curtin Gallery, see map)
19:00 Night Observing (until Astrofest ends) Oval
19:00 Scitech Science Show Stadium
19:30 30 minute talk “The 5 W’s of Astrochemistry”, Chenoa Tremblay, ICRAR PhD student Hardcore Science Zone (see map)
19:45 Night Sky Tour Oval (meet in the undercroft across from St John’s First Aid)
20:00 Scitech Science Show Stadium
20:00 45 minute talk “Survey science with ASKAP: How to discover millions of galaxies in a couple of weeks”, Dr Aidan Hotan, CSIRO Prestige Science Zone (John Curtin Gallery, see map)
20:15 Night Sky Tour Oval (meet in the undercroft across from St John’s First Aid)
20:15 30 minute talk: “The Australian SKA Pathfinder: Radio Eyes on the Sky in Western Australia”, Dr Minh Huynh, CSIRO Hardcore Science Zone (see map)
20:45 Night Sky Tour Oval (meet in the undercroft across from St John’s First Aid)
21:00 Major Competition Draw – Fill out a feedback form to win a telescope! Stadium
21:30 Astrofest Ends

seems to be a bit more hard science this year,

17:30 Solar observing until 6pm Oval

Fuck me, I’m breathless in anticipation.

sibeen said:

17:30 Solar observing until 6pm Oval

Fuck me, I’m breathless in anticipation.

telescopes with the right shielding/filters – see the sun spots.