Date/Time
Date(s) - Wed 5 August
19:30 - 21:00
WAS August Society meeting
All welcome to join us at Space Place or online.
This meeting will include:
1. The Night Sky in August
2. Astronomy News
3. Main talk to start at around 8:00 pm
Over the Rainbow: Spectroscopy and Amateur Astronomy – Tom Love
This talk looks at some of the background to the technique of spectroscopy. It shows how spectroscopic observations have contributed to astronomical knowledge, describes some of the technological advances that have made spectroscopy feasible for amateur astronomers, and gives examples of the science that is being done by amateur astronomers using these techniques.
Tom Love was an amateur astronomer and a member of the Dunedin Astronomical Society as a teenager. He later spent a winter working as the first observer for the MOA project at Mount John. He has recently returned to active participation in astronomy, and is enjoying the dark skies of the Wairarapa.
To watch online:
You will need to register at https://www.was.org.nz/2020/07/august-2020-meeting/
A email acknowledging the registration will be sent back to you with a link to a Zoom meeting. Follow the instructions in the email to gain access to the meeting. If you don’t receive the email within a few minutes, please check your Spam folder. Failing that, do contact us through the website www.was.org.nz.