Society Meetings

August Society Meetings

Wellington Society Meeting at Carter Observatory, Wellington - Thursday August 26th 7:30pm (Note change in the time)

Wairarapa Society Meeting at the Phoenix Clubrooms, Ahiaruhi, Wairarapa - Friday August 27th at 7:30pm (Note change in the time)

Gravitational Microlensing Modelling at VUW
Dr Pauline Harris
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences,
Victoria University of Wellington. 

To date over 400 extrasolar planets have been discovered. Of these around 9 have been discovered using gravitational microlensing. At Victoria University, modelling of microlensing events is in current development. I present here some of the progress being made in the most recent upgraded modelling code and its implementation on the large scale computer grids at Victoria.

Documentary

Journey to the Edge of the Universe (National Geographic)

In one single, epic camera move we journey from Earths surface to the outermost reaches of the universe on a grand tour of the cosmos, to explore newborn stars, distant planets, black holes and beyond.

 

Phoenix Astronomical Society August 2010 meetings
 
Wellington Society Meeting
Thursday August 26th 7:30pm, Carter Observatory, Wellington

7:30 pm           Society News

7:45 pm           Gravitational Microlensing Modelling at VUW

8:45 pm           Supper and social time

9:00 pm           Documentary: Journey to the Edge of the Universe

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Wairarapa Society Meeting

Friday August 27th at 7:30pm, Phoenix Clubrooms, Ahiaruhi, Wairarapa

7:30 pm           Society News

7:45 pm           Gravitational Microlensing Modelling at VUW

8:45 pm           Supper and social time

9:00 pm           Documentary: Journey to the Edge of the Universe

Observing will follow the meeting if it is clear.

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Please note we have changed the meeting times from 7:00pm to 7:30pm.  This gives a little more time for people to arrive at the meetings especially for those travelling from the Wairarapa to the Wellington meeting and vice versa.