BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20180731T193000 RDATE:20181007T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20190407T020000 RDATE:20191006T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20200405T020000 RDATE:20201004T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20210404T020000 RDATE:20211003T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20220403T020000 RDATE:20221002T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20230402T020000 RDATE:20231001T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20240407T020000 RDATE:20241006T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250406T020000 RDATE:20251005T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 RDATE:20261004T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20270404T020000 RDATE:20271003T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20280402T020000 RDATE:20281001T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20181007T030000 RDATE:20190407T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20191006T030000 RDATE:20200405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20201004T030000 RDATE:20210404T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20211003T030000 RDATE:20220403T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20221002T030000 RDATE:20230402T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20231001T030000 RDATE:20240407T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20241006T030000 RDATE:20250406T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20251005T030000 RDATE:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20261004T030000 RDATE:20270404T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20271003T030000 RDATE:20280402T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20281001T030000 RDATE:20290401T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:975a959c7f839cd971be2b657827c3dc CATEGORIES:Guest Speaker Night CREATED:20190504T100847 SUMMARY:Guest Speaker - Dr Lee Spitler - Macquarie University LOCATION:Green Point Observatory DESCRIPTION:The Huntsman TelescopeIn this talk I give an update about the Huntsman Tele scope (https://www.mq.edu.au/about/about-the-university/faculties-and-depar tments/faculty-of-science-and-engineering/departments-and-centres/departmen t-of-physics-and-astronomy/facilities/huntsman-telescope), a new astronomy observing system that makes use of an array of Canon lenses to take images of extremely faint astronomical sources. I'll describe the science motivati on, show preliminary data and give an update on how the commissioning of th e system at Siding Spring Observatory. I will also discuss ambitious plans to launch a small satellite into space and perform similar observations at infrared wavelengths of light.\nDr Lee SpitlerSenior Lecturer in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Macquarie UniversityMy research aims to improve our under standing of how galaxies form and evolve through cosmic times. Galaxies hos t all the really interesting things about the universe -- stars, dust, life , etc -- so their study can tell us a lot about the universe we live in.\nI am also pursuing creative ways to view the universe using new technology. This started with my efforts to set up the Huntsman Telescope (http://www.g oogle.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fhuntsman.space%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg= AFQjCNF6glPtjbURS38curn0-zBzlorgcQ), a southern hemisphere version of the D ragonfly Telephoto Array (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdunlap.u toronto.ca%2Finstrumentation%2Fdragonfly%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQ jCNFjRpuirW0BxOKDeVCHR7rKONsMtw), which uses off-the-shelf Canon telephoto lenses to image extremely diffuse stellar structures. You can follow our Hu ntsman project on Twitter (https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitt er.com%2FAstroHuntsman&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHMVXRrmnSS794cMbEA F-4OlB4Ldg) and Facebook (https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fa cebook.com%2FAstroHuntsman%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEn7-iON1sib oWBrMteL1SM_lcxLA).\nThis expanded into space, with my efforts to launch a similar single lens system into space with the Australian Space Eye (https: //www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Farxiv.org%2Fabs%2F1606.06960&sa=D& amp;sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGAIx5MkBndtkmUDQm10WcJcezBKw). We've merged this e ffort into the SkyHopper Space Telescope mission (https://www.google.com/ur l?q=https%3A%2F%2Fskyhopper.research.unimelb.edu.au%2F&sa=D&sntz=1& amp;usg=AFQjCNFpohD5F8vDzlI5ZrAcFfdp2buRDg).\nDr Spitler received a BSc wit h Honours in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz , USA, and a PhD in Astrophysics from Swinburne University, Melbourne, Aust ralia\nIn 2015, Dr Spitler won the Macquarie University award for Research Excellence for Early Career Researcher, and was nominated as a finalist for a 2015 Eureka Prize X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Huntsman Telescope

In this talk I give an update about the < a href="https://www.mq.edu.au/about/about-the-university/faculties-and-depa rtments/faculty-of-science-and-engineering/departments-and-centres/departme nt-of-physics-and-astronomy/facilities/huntsman-telescope" title="Huntsman Telescope web site">Huntsman Telescope, a new astronomy observing syste m that makes use of an array of Canon lenses to take images of extremely fa int astronomical sources. I'll describe the science motivation, show prelim inary data and give an update on how the commissioning of the system at Sid ing Spring Observatory. I will also discuss ambitious plans to launch a sma ll satellite into space and perform similar observations at infrared wavele ngths of light.

Dr Lee SpitlerDr Lee Spitler

Senior Lecturer in Astronomy and Astrophysics, M acquarie University

My research aims to improve our understanding of how galaxies form and evolve through cosmic times. Galaxies host all the r eally interesting things about the universe -- stars, dust, life, etc -- so their study can tell us a lot about the universe we live in.

I am al so pursuing creative ways to view the universe using new technology. This s tarted with my efforts to set up the Huntsman Teles cope, a southern hemisphere version of the Dragonfly Telephoto Array, which uses off -the-shelf Canon telephoto lenses to image extremely diffuse stellar struct ures. You can follow our Huntsman project on Twitter and Facebook< /a>.

This expanded into space, with my efforts to launch a similar si ngle lens system into space with the A ustralian Space Eye. We've merged this effort into the SkyHopper Space Telescope mission.

D r Spitler received a BSc with Honours in Computer Science from the Universi ty of California, Santa Cruz, USA, and a PhD in Astrophysics from  ;Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia

In 2015, Dr Spitler won the Macquarie University award for Research Excellence for Early Career Re searcher, and was nominated as a finalist for a 2015 Eureka Prize
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