Fri 30 January

Club Section

8.00pm - 11.00pm

Club Section

Mon 2 February

Computing Section

8.00pm - 10.00pm

Computing Section meeting
For further information contact Section Director: Craig Boyd
Location: ASV Lodge

Wed 4 February

Full Moon

Fri 6 February

Club Section

8.00pm - 11.00pm

Club Section meetings are informal and take place on the first and last Friday of the month (public holidays excepted) between 8:00 – 11:00pm at ASV Lodge

Sun 8 February

Astrophotography Section meeting

2.30pm - 4.30pm

Astrophotography Section meeting
Location: ASV Lodge
Topic: Getting started with deep sky astrophotography
Presenters: Nicholas Jones + others
Synopsis: A session for everyone to provide advice to those who are new to
the hobby. The session will touch on the following areas:
• An overview what's involved with taking deep sky images: equipment,
challenges and what can be achieved early on
• A demonstration of a typical set up (someone will demo their gear)
• ASV facilities that are at your disposal including the astrophotgraphy
dome up at Heathcote.
• Suggested equipment profiles for new starters (PC/Mac, mount, scope,
camera, software); walking the cost/benefit line
• Very brief overview of image acquisition: lights, darks, flats, bias frames
• Very brief intro to image calibration and stacking
• Habits of successful astrophotographers
• Planning your imaging sessions; creating a yearly calendar
• Making your first LMDSS visit
• Information sources.

Wed 11 February

Library (Members Only)

6.00pm - 7.45pm

ASV Library (Members Only)
The Library is open at the following times:
+ Monthly Meeting - before 6.00 to 7.45pm and after from approx. 10:00 to 10:45pm (Note: the Library will not be open after the Monthly Meeting in February and March)
+ Members' Night - from 7pm to 7:50pm
+ Last Sunday of month - 2pm to 4pm

The Library is now in the old Government Astronomers’ Office which is in the north west corner of the main building at Melbourne Observatory.
There are currently a large number of books and magazines, surplus to the Library’s needs, for sale. The sale is on-going whenever the Library is open.

For further information contact Barry Cleland

Wed 11 February

ASV Monthly meeting

8.00pm - 10.00pm

Topic: “Cosmic Furnaces and the Origin of the Elements”

Speaker: Professor Christian Illiadis, University of North Carolina

Abstract: Humans consist mainly of oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and calcium. But where exactly were these elements created? And where did all the other elements come from? The story of element synthesis involves the work of 12 Nobel laureates and will take us from astronomical objects (stars) to unimaginably small particles (atomic nuclei), from nuclear fusion to neutrinos to the weird world of quantum mechanics. During the presentation I will hand out a prize to the person in the audience who can tell me what physics effect is crucial for all three phenomena shown below.

- Chandra x-ray image of Tycho's supernova (discovered in 1572).
- My mobile phone.
- The "Mike Shot": the first thermonuclear bomb, fired on Eniwetok by the United States in 1952.

All are welcome. Looking forward to seeing you there.

Fri 13 February

Swinburne Free Astronomy Public Lecture

6.30pm - 7.30pm

Speaker: David J. Wilner Assoc. Director, Radio & Geoastronomy Division Harvard-Smithsonian Center forAstrophysics
Topic: Planet Formation through Radio Eyes
Theatre Location: AMDC301

Bookings are necessary

For more information regarding bookings, go to: http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/outreach/?topic=freelectures

Fri 13 February

Library (Members' Only)

7.00pm - 7.50pm

ASV Library (Members Only)
The Library is open from 7 - 7:50pm prior to Members' Night

The Library is now in the old Government Astronomers’ Office which is in the north west corner of the main building at Melbourne Observatory.
There are currently a large number of books and magazines, surplus to the Library’s needs, for sale. The sale is on-going whenever the Library is open.

For further information contact Barry Cleland

Fri 13 February

Junior Section

7.30pm - 10.30pm

Junior Section meeting
For further information contact Section Director: Chris Rudge
7:00pm - 9:00pm (EST)
7:30pm - 9:30pm (DST)
Location: ASV Lodge

Fri 13 February

Members' Night

8.00pm - 10.00pm

Members' Night

Sat 14 February - Sun 15 February

LMDSS Field Trip (Members' Only)

6.00pm Sat 14-Feb - 7.00am Sun 15-Feb

LMDSS Field Trip (Members' Only)
Remember to logon to ASV website to obtain gate/clubroom codes

Mon 16 February

Radio Astronomy

8.00pm - 11.00pm

Radio Astronomy Section meeting
Location: ASV Lodge
For further information contact Section Director: Clint Jeffrey

Tue 17 February

The Diurnals

10.30am - 12.15pm

Speaker: Ian Sullivan, ASV & MPAS
Topic: Sundials - followed by a practical determination of sundial noon.
Location: ASV Lodge
For further information contact Section Director: Patricia Larkin