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ASSA
Symposium 2004
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Draft
- Program of Events
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Thursday
14th October 2004
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Start
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End
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Duration
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09:00
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Registration
and Welcome
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09:30
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10:15
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45
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Dr
Kelvin Kemm
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Topic:
Star Wars and Little Green Men in the Karoo
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10:15
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11:00
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45
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Ian
Glass - SAAO
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Recent
Studies of Mira and Semi-Regular Variables
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11:00
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11:30
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30
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Tea
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11:30
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12:15
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45
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Dr
Barbara Cunow - UNISA
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Stars
and Dust in Galaxies
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12:15
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13:00
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45
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Magda
Streicher - amateur astronomer
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Afrikaans
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Deep
Sky Observations
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13:00
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13:45
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45
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Lunch
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13:45
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14:30
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45
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Dr
Derck Smits - UNISA
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Determining
the Primordial Helium Abundance
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14:30
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15:15
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45
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Dr
Okkie De Jager - Potch University
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The
HESS gamma ray telescope
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15:15
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15:45
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30
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Tea
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15:45
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16:15
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30
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Tim
Cooper - amateur astronomer PTA
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Analysis
of Comet Brightness behavious
from ASSA observations.
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16:15
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17:00
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45
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Johan
van Delft - amateur astronomer Bloem
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Solar
Activity and Climatic Change
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20:00
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"Spring
Skies" - a Special
Show at the Planetarium
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Friday
15th October 2004
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09:00
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Tea/Coffee/Registration
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09:30
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10:15
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45
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Dr
Phil Charles - Director SAAO
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Topic:
Black Hole Masses in Galactic X-ray Binaries
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10:15
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11:00
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45
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Dr
Pieter Kotze - Hermanus Magnetic observatory
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Living
on a giant magnet
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11:00
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11:30
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30
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Tea/Group
Photo
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11:30
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12:15
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45
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Dr
Roger Gibson - Wits Geosciences
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Deep
Impact in SA - the Vredefort Catastrophe and its environmental
consequences
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12:15
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13:00
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45
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Brian
Fraser/Tim Cooper - amateur astronomers
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A
W Roberts - The man and his observations
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13:00
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13:45
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45
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Lunch
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13:45
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14:15
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30
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Dr
Barbara Cunow - UNISA
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Saturn
over the years
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14:15
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14:35
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20
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Magda
Streicher
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Cyril
Jackson Observatory
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14:35
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15:10
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35
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Chris Middleton - amateur astronomer
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Search for EXO planets
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15:10
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15:40
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30
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Tea
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15:40
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16:10
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30
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Johan
Smit - amateur astronomer Pta
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History
on Exploration of Mars
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16:10
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16:40
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30
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Emmanuel
Petrakakis - amateur astronomer Maputo
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Inca
Archaeoastronomy
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20:00
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Star
Party Snacks/Drinks Jhb observatory
- 26-inch tel
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Saturday
16th October
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10:30
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Meet
Broederstroom Observatory
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10:45
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11:15
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Brian
Fraser
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The
Franklin Adams telescope and it's contribution to astronomy
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11:15
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12:00
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Tour
of the facilities
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12:00
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13:30
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Braai
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13:30
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14:00
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Travel
to HARTRAO
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14:00
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14:30
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Dr
Mike Gaylard - HARTRAO
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The
HARTRAO facility and what it does
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14:30
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15:00
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Radio
astronomy 2
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T
B A
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15:00
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15:30
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Radio
astronomy 3
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T
B A
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15:30
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17:00
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Tour
of the facilities
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