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CATEGORIES:Guest Speaker Night
CREATED:20210627T161111
SUMMARY:Guest Speaker - Prof Fred Watson - Video Conference
LOCATION:of Event: Video Conference
DESCRIPTION:Note that this meeting will be held as a video conference over Zoom
Members will be sent instructions on how to join the meeting in the wee
k prior to the event.
Dark Skies Down Under - Australia
n Astronomy in the 2020s
I’ll describe the exciting new infrastructure t
hat will be available to Australian astronomers over the next decade, with
some insights into the areas of research that they’ll use it for. I&r
squo;ll also highlight the important role that the amateur commun
ity can play in this venture - it depends on all of us!
Professor Fred Watson
Professor Fred Watson is
Australia’s first Astronomer-at-Large, an outreach and advocacy role
within the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resourc
es. He is graduate of the universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh, and wor
ked at both of Britain’s Royal Observatories before joining the Austr
alian Astronomical Observatory as Astronomer-in-Charge in 1995. Fred is bes
t known today for his award-winning radio and TV broadcasts, books, music,
dark-sky advocacy and other outreach ventures. He holds adjunct professorsh
ips in several Australian universities, and was made a Member of the Order
of Australia in 2010. He has an asteroid named after him (5691 Fredwatson),
but says that if it hits the Earth, it won't be his fault. His latest book
, Cosmic Chronicles, was published by NewSouth Press in 2019.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Note that this meeting will be held as a video conference over Zoom
Members will be sent instructions on how to join the meeting in the wee
k prior to the event.
Dark Skies Down Under - Australia
n Astronomy in the 2020s
I’ll describe the exciting new infrastructure t
hat will be available to Australian astronomers over the next decade, with
some insights into the areas of research that they’ll use it for. I&r
squo;ll also highlight the important role that the amateur commun
ity can play in this venture - it depends on all of us!
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span style="font-size: 13px;">
Professor Fred Watson
P
rofessor Fred Watson is Australia’s first Astronomer-at-Large, an out
reach and advocacy role within the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Sci
ence, Energy and Resources. He is graduate of the universities of St Andrew
s and Edinburgh, and worked at both of Britain’s Royal Observatories
before joining the Australian Astronomical Observatory as Astronomer-in-Cha
rge in 1995. Fred is best known today for his award-winning radio and TV br
oadcasts, books, music, dark-sky advocacy and other outreach ventures. He h
olds adjunct professorships in several Australian universities, and was mad
e a Member of the Order of Australia in 2010. He has an asteroid named afte
r him (5691 Fredwatson), but says that if it hits the Earth, it won't be hi
s fault. His latest book, Cosmic Chronicles, was published by NewSouth Pres
s in 2019.
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