Date/Time
Date(s) - Wed 2 September
19:30
WAS August Society meeting
All welcome to join in this Zoom online. Due to COVID-19 Alert Level 2, there is no physical meeting at Space Place.
This meeting will include:
1. The Night Sky in September
2. Astronomy News
3. Main talk to start at around 8:00 pm
Argentina Total Solar Eclipse 2019 – Stephen Russell
On the afternoon of 2019 July 2, a total solar eclipse travelled across Chile and Argentina. Getting accommodation within the path was difficult, particularly when my tour organiser changed the schedule without notice. I ended up basing myself in Mendoza, the Malbec capital of the world. This meant a bit of driving on eclipse day, but everything worked out well.
This talk will explain the good and bad parts of organising this trip, and my start on building the image processing software suite to merge the 100 images I captured with two cameras during this eclipse.
Stephen has been chasing eclipses since his first in 1976. Apart from eclipses, his main interests in astronomy are occultation observing and telescope making, both of which he has no spare time to indulge in.
To watch online:
You will need to register at https://www.was.org.nz/2020/08/sept-2020-monthly-meeting/
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