November 2013
Associate Professor Miroslav Filipovic - University of Western Sydney
Aliens
October 2013
Joe Callingham - Sydney Institute for Astronomy - University of Sydney
Murchison Widefield Array
September 2013
Andrew O’Brien - University of Western Sydney
Seeing the Invisible
August 2013
Dave Gault and Hristo Pavlov - WSAAG
Asteroid Occultations
July 2013
Dave Gault - WSAAG
Visual Occultation Observations
June 2013
Dr Stuart Ryder - Australian Astronomical Observatory
Detecting Supernovae in Luminous Infrared Galaxies
May 2013
Dr Michael Ireland - Macquarie University
Exoplanet Detection Methods
April 2013
Dr Jonathan Horner - University of New South Wales
Rocks From Space
March 2013
Rob Horvat – WSAAG
Eyepiece field of view
February 2013 (B)
Rob Horvat – WSAAG
An attempt at observing an occultation with the Linden 30 inch telescope
February 2013 (A)
Tony Barry – WSAAG
Visual observing with the Linden 30 inch telescope
November 2012 (A)
Tony Barry – WSAAG
Pluto occultation of 26th August 2012
November 2012 (B)
Gerry Flanagan – WSAAG
The total solar eclipse at Cairns
November 2012 (C)
Bob Paton – WSAAG
The partial solar eclipse at Mt. Canobolas
October 2012
Raelene Sommer - Astronomy and Science Education Officer (UWS)
Cosmic Collisions
September 2012
Dr Ángel Rafael López-Sánchez - Australian Astronomical Observatory
Star Formation in Nearby Galaxies
August 2012
Rob Horvat – WSAAG
Binary Stars
July 2012
Sammy Yousef – WSAAG
Binoculars
June 2012
Dr Amanda Bauer - Australian Astronomical Observatory
A long time ago in galaxies far, far, away...
May 2012
Alan Plummer – Visual Research Coordinator, Variable Stars South (VSS)
Observing the observers through the light curve of Eta Carinae
April 2012
Dr Maria Cunningham - University of New South Wales
Organic Molecules in the Interstellar Medium
March 2012
Dr Nick Lomb - Curator of Astronomy at Sydney Observatory
The Transit of Venus - 1631 to the Present
February 2012
Rob Horvat – WSAAG
Visual observing and star hopping
November 2011
Rob Horvat – WSAAG
Visual magnitude and surface brightness
October 2011
No Speaker Information Available
September 2011
Tony Barry and Dave Gault – WSAAG
Video Astronomy
August 2011
Professor Mike Dopita - Australian National University
Re-ionization of the Universe
July 2011
Dr. Maria Cunningham - University of New South Wales
Little Green Molecules: What they are, and when are we finally going to find them?
June 2011
Rodney Moulder – WSAAG
Demonstration of the EQ6 mount and Meade LX 75 telescope
May 2011
Associate Professor Paul Francis - Australian National University
Comets
April 2011 (A)
Hristo Pavlov – WSAAG
Near Earth Object 2011 GP59
July 2011
Dr. Maria Cunningham - University of New South Wales
Little Green Molecules: What they are, and when are we finally going to find them?
June 2011
Rodney Moulder – WSAAG
Demonstration of the EQ6 mount and Meade LX 75 telescope
May 2011
Associate Professor Paul Francis - Australian National University
Comets
April 2011 (A)
Hristo Pavlov – WSAAG
Near Earth Object 2011 GP59
November 2010
Dave Gault - WSAAG
The How and Why of Occultation Observing
(Talk was intended for the Najma Astronomy Club of Gonbad in Iran but was presented to WSAAG and a recording sent to Iran)
October 2010
Prof. Fred Watson AM - Australian Astronomical Observatory
An Alien Like You - Life on other Worlds
September 2010
Dave Gault and Hristo Pavlov (WSAAG)
Trip to Mangaia in the Cook Islands for Total Solar Eclipse
August 2010
Professor Mark Wardle - Macquarie University
Sagittarius A*
July 2010
Special Observing Session with Rob Horvat (WSAAG) on hand to give a detailed tour of the night sky.
June 2010
Neville Fraser (WSAAG)
Planetarium Visit - Guided Tour of Planetarium at Toongabbie East Public School
May 2010
Fred Vanderhaven - Amateur Astrophotographer
Astrophotography
April 2010
Dr David Malin - Australian Astronomical Observatory
Galileo's Legacy
March 2010
Don Whiteman - Bintel
Life as a Telescope Technician
February 2010
Dr Miroslav Filipovic - University of Western Sydney
SETI program at UWS
November 2009
Professor Tim Bedding - Sydney Institute for Astronomy - University of Sydney
Asteroseismology
October 2009
No Speaker Information Available
September 2009 (A)
Alex Boyd – WSAAG
Using Stellarium
September 2009 (B)
Rob Horvat – WSAAG
Night sky objects for southern observers
August 2009
No Speaker Information Available
July 2009
Dr Graeme White (WSAAG)
Extrasolar Planet Searches
June 2009
Professor Geraint Lewis - Sydney Institute for Astronomy - University of Sydney
Influence of Dark Energy and Dark Matter on our Universe
May 2009
Alan Plummer – Visual Research Coordinator, Variable Stars South (VSS)
Observing Variable Stars
April 2009
Donna Burton - Telescopes Systems Support Engineer at Siding Spring
My Experiences at Siding Spring
March 2009
Professor Dick Hunstead - Sydney Institute for Astronomy - University of Sydney
Lyman Alpha Absorption