National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers – Live and free on Youtube

The Aussie amateur astronomy conference.

https://www.nacaa.org.au/2022/programme

Each day is divided into 4 sessions, with each session live on Youtube, and available to watch later.

Programme: (Sydney time)

Saturday April 16

9:00 AM  Welcome to NACAA XXX
9:15 AM   Keynote Address, Dr Sara Webb
11:00 AM ASA Page Medal presentation, Dr John Lattanzio. Presentation details (PDF)
11:10 AM  Being part of TFOP-SG1, Chris Stockdale
11:50 AM  Search for Red Nova Progenitors, Surjit Wadhwa
1:30 PM   How to Get Started in Astronomy, Perry Vlahos
2:15 PM  Using Gravity to Find Stars, Peter Osman
3:30 PM  Live Solar Demonstration in Hydrogen-alpha, Russ Cockman
4:15 PM  Lands of ice and snow, Stephen Russell

Saturday April 23

9:00 AM  Highlights of Solar Cycle 25, John Wilkinson and Russ Cockman
9:45 AM  Fifty Years of Observations of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, Barry Adcock and Stewart Beveridge
11:00 AM  1922 Total Solar Eclipse: proof of Einstein’s theory of general relativity in Australia , Toner Stevenson
11:45 AM  Five Total Solar Eclipses coming to Australia, Terry Cuttle
1:30 PM  Smart telescopes – fad or function, Des Janke
2:15 PM  Basic Meteorology for an Observing/Astrophotography Night, Peter Matters
3:30 PM  Saving the Dark, Dr Ken Wishaw
4:00 PM  The Global ALAN Network, Judith Bailey
4:30 PM  Introducing Big Skies Collaboration’s Inland Astro-Tour routes, Merrill Findlay

Session links on the above web page. They are one the following youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfg1I7CQGrN3VuAvb3VunOw