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Canberra Astro Discussion Group

This mailing list is for all who wish to discuss topics with an Astronomical flavour. Primarily for Amateur Astronomers living in the Canberra region of Australia and the Colarado Springs region of the USA but members from anywhere are welcome. Suitable topics for discussion include Astronomical phenomena, ATM, local events requiring discussion and organisation and general healthy debate on any topic that an Amateur Astronomer (active or armchair) may be interested in.

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Links are sorted by interest areas within CAS. The name of the people in the society who are the official contact for matters related to an interest are shown if applicable. Contact telephone numbers are published annually in the printed version of Southern Cross and the CAS Ephemeris, produced in January each year.

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Interest Contact
Asteroids, General Albert Brakel
Asteroids, Occultations Albert Brakel, Dave Herald, Vello Tabur
Asteroids, Observing Jack Child, Vello Tabur
Astronomical Atlases Dave Herald, Peter Bobroff, Ross Gould
Astronomical Missions
Astrophotography, CCD Steve Crouch, Jack Child
Australian Societies, Observatories, Planetariums and Holiday Spots
This is partial list of amateur and professional societies, public planetariums and holiday spots that offer accommodation with astronomical tours and/or hire of telescopes.
Binoculars Patrick Purcell, Ross Gould
Comets Vello Tabur
Computer Equipment & Control Software Brian Crook
Cosmology John Howard
Current Phenomena
Deep Sky Objects Steve Crouch
Double Stars Ross Gould
Education and Tutorials
Web sites offering educational and tutorial information on a range of subjects related to astronomy.
Filters Peter Bobroff, John Morland
Galaxies Peter Ogilvie, Steve Crouch
Globular Clusters Kim Rawlings
Graphics Scanning onto Disk Shirley McKeown
History, Australian Astronomy Ross Gould
History, Constellations Albert Brakel
History, Mt Stromlo Mike Nelmes, Ross Gould
Horsehead Nebula & Other Difficult Objects John Morland
Jupiter & Saturn Ross Gould
Light Pollution John Howard
Lunar Eclipses Byron Soulsby, Dave Herald
Lunar Geology Albert Brakel
Lunar Full Occultations Dave Herald, Byron Soulsby,
Lunar Grazing Occultations Dave Herald
Lunar Transient Phenomena Byron Soulsby
Mars Albert Brakel
Meteor Showers Albert Brakel, Vello Tabur
Observing and Planning Guides
A selection of reference sites and publications to assist in exploring the skies.
Optics Ross Gould, Peter Bobroff, John Morland
Planets see Solar System Solid Bodies
Publications, Online & Printed
Software, Astronomical Peter Enzerink
Solar Eclipses John Morland, Dave Herald
Solar System Solid Bodies Albert Brakel
Sun, General John Morland
Telescope Making & Related Engineering Peter Bobroff, Keith Ward
Tutorials see Education and Tutorials
Sun, Spectroscopy Peter Bobroff
Transits, Mercury & Venus John Morland, Dave Herald
Telescope Buying Ross Gould
Venus Albert Brakel
Variable Stars Len Williamson, Patrick Purcell

Asteroids and NEOs

Astronomical Missions

Australian Societies, Planetariums and Holiday Spots

Australia

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

Comets

Education and Tutorials

Fight Against Light Pollution

Meteor Showers

Observing and Planning Guides

Publications

Solar Eclipses

Telescope Making & Related Engineering

  • Newtonian Notes by Peter Francis (1 MB!)
    Designing and building a high performance telescope from commercial components.
  • Scopulator by Peter Enzerink
    Web based telescope and eyepiece calculator.
  • Workshop Projects
    Various articles related to lathes by Chris Heapy.
  • Home Made Observatory
    Barry Armstead details how he constructed his observatory.



Last updated: 2007-05-02

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