It's a New Year, and this year is special for us, being the International Year of Astronomy 2009, celebrating the 400th anniversary of the use of an astronomical telescope by Galileo. NSAS has plans to be involved in a number of local events related to IYA2009, so anyone interested is welcome to come to a monthly meeting to hear how they can become involved in NSAS and IYA2009.

The January General Meeting will be Tuesday the 20th at 7:30 PM, St. Ignatius. The speaker will be Duane Hamacher from Macquarie Uni, who will talk on "Searching for Transiting Extrasolar Planets: how amateurs can make significant contributions".
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In case you haven't seen the information, the Society has a new contact phone number, which is 0423 971374. If not answered, you can leave a voicemail for Ron Washington.
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DECEMBER 2008 NSAS PARTY TIME !!!!!!!!!
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The December Meeting is Tuesday the 16th of December and is NSAS PARTY TIME

All members please remember the December meeting is the Christmas
party. Drinks are supplied , members to bring a plate of food.
Observation night for Santa's Sleigh to be announced soon .
and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL !!!!!!!!!! pAUL

NOVEMBER 2008
Next Meeting is on Tuesday the 18th of November.
Guest Speaker:- Heath Jones from CSIRO and AOT.
Talk will be on The 6DF galaxy survey.

Observations night to be announced shortly after the full moon tonight.
pAUL

OCTOBER 2008
Please note your calendars to leave the evening of Tuesday the 21st October FREE, so that you will be able to attend the NSAS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
THE GENARAL MEETING will take place 1st at 7.30pm followed by the AGM and the usual Social tea/ Coffee break. It is earnestly hoped that most members will attend on this important date, every vote counts !!!! pAUL

SEPTEMBER 2008
The GENERAL meeting is on the 16th September, usual place at 7.30pm.
The GUEST SPEAKER is, Rob Sharp from CSIRO.
His subject matter is - The latest developments in the 2DF project (the two Degree Field devices being used for observing Dark Energy.

The Social Viewing and Observation night is planned for Friday the 26th September.
PUBLIC OPEN night at Macquarie University is on the 11th October and the usual help is asked for from members, could willing members, who would like to assist contact Ron W .
pAUL

End of AUGUST
The August BBQ went very well and was well attended by many Members, Partners and family. Despite the damp day the food was excellently prepared and greatly enjoyed by one and all.
THANKS MUST go to the Committee for all the hard work to provide such an excellent Social day for the general membership.
Now see the arrangements for September in the next section above pAUL

AUGUST 2008
The GENERAL MEETING was held on Tuesday the 19th August 2008
THE GUEST SPEAKER was: - Dr Peter Tuthill his SUBJECT MATTER was -- Astronomy gets Deadly Serious:- Is Wolf-Rayet 104 a harbinger of doom?
NSAS SOCIETY MEMBERS MEET FOR OUR ANNUAL BBQ ON SUNDAY THE 31ST AUGUST, Hope to see all there, images of the event and all of you would be appreciated for our website. pAUL

MONTH OF AUGUST 2008
This is a Busy Month with 2 School nights to help out with Observing and our usual Observing. the GENERAL meeting will be on the 19th as usual, there is a guest speaker, further details will be announced soon by e-mail and this space updated.
The ANNUAL BBQ is planned for the last Sunday in August, all details will be announced shortly.
Also look out for our MEDIA for new images taken by our members Peter and Vince, at the moment these will appear in the old format, so scroll down to have a look. I will ipdate this ASAP pAUL

NSAS IN JULY 2008. Please note there is no General meeting this month due to the unavailability of our meeting place during the World Youth Week at St Ignatious College. BUT note that the 1st activity will be held very shortly, on Friday the 4th July at our old site at NTGC. Whats on ? Plenty to see whilst observing, Great time of the year and Planets galore. For thos who have not seen the agenda and the menue of highlights, contact us as per the contact page or get all the info off our Forum. My contact for missing mail and details will be there, you just need the passwords to get in. pAUL
Further NOTE the August General meeting will return as usual on the 19th August to be followed by our great Annual BBQ later in August Followedby an Open Night for St Ignatius Science. This will be the 2nd school night after our help to the Tangara infants school at Cherrybrook, so all hands to the deck for a busy month not long away, watch this space for notes and late breaking news. and note to please keep Kel,our President and the committee of your interest in helping in these activities. Its all appreciated.
pAUL

JUNE 2008 MONTHS ACTIVITIES.
The General meeting will be held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month --- the 20th at the usual venue, Headmasters Pavillion, St Ignatius --------
The guest speaker for this month of May is Helen Johnston from the Sydney Uni.
Helen will be talking about the "Creation of the Elements". Members are reminded of the meeting and please come and welcome visitors to our Society and meet up with old aquaintences in the Social Break over a hot cuppa tea or Coffee'
Members are also reminded to find and secure your NSAS ID tag and take them to use as the Society ID for checking in at the IMAX sessions organised for either Wednesday the 21st at 5pm or on Sunday the 25th at 10am. Why not make up a party event of it, let me know who is going on which day and I will put you in touch with each other.--- pAUL
Visitors are always welcome to our meetings to see just how interesting Astronomy can be. See you all there ---- pAUL

MONTH OF MAY 2008
OBSERVING NIGHT is on Friday the 2nd May NTGC location as it gets Dark.
GENERAL MEETING NIGHT. St Ignatious Pavillion , usual Time Tuesday the 20th.
IMAX FREE VIEWING FOR TEACHING MEMBERS; Make sure you have your ID cards.
On Wednesday 21 May 5pm-7pm or on Sunday 25 May 10am-12p. a 2nd chance to see COSMIC VOYAGE--- takes us through time and space to explore the known dimensions of our universe.
TOGETHER WITH Dropping into the wild waves of the Colorado River’s world-famous rapid, Lava Falls, while surrounded by the breathtaking splendor of the Grand Canyon

The April 2008 General meeting will be on Tuesday the 15th evening at St Ignatius College – usual time.
The Guest Lecture speaker will be Andrew Jacob from the Institute of Astronomy,School of Physics, University of Sydney. His talk will be about his research into Cephid variables.

If you need any further info contact me or see our 'contact Us' page. pAUL

APRIL 2008 NSAS activities planned.
1/ - Friday the 4th there will be official Viewing at the NTGC once again. It should be quite dark as the Moon is 28.27 days old next to the Sun (New Moon) together with the Planets Mercury and Venus.
But we will be able to view Mars in Gemini and Saturn in Leo and possibly get another viewing of The Space Shuttle STS 123 Endeavour still linked to the ISS, as this is its longest planned trip so far (16 days). Also the new ATV Jules Verne, which is as bright as the ISS, might be timed for that evening as well as the Hubble telescope, which as I observed the other night was the brightest ever seen.
Orion and its Great Nebula will be still prominent in the NW sky.
2/- Sunday the 6th sees members attending the IMAX theatre for a double viewing of 2 films based on astronomy --- Cosmic Voyage at 10am followed by Space Station 3D 10am to 12 noon. Possible coffee and pie lunch get together after before a free visit to the Powerhouse Museum to see the new "Nuclear Matters" exhibition.
3/- The General meeting will be on Tuesday the 15th evening at St Ignatius College – Guest Lecture speaker will be announced later on.
If you need any further info or RSVPs contact me. pAUL

In March, on Saturday evening on the 29th you will see EARTH HOUR with lights being extinguished over the CBD of Sydney, all neon signs should black out and the lights on the Harbour Bridge be off for that hour. keep an eye open for reporting or photographing any noteworthy difference or any main offender who does not comply. I am Sure SOLIS would be interested. pAUL

MARCH 2008 GENERAL MEETING is being held on Tuesday the 18th
7.30pm sharp at the usual place. St Ignatius College.

The Guest speaker is Dr. Greg Madsen; Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Physics
University of Sydney.
The subject matter will be on some of his research work at USyd next month, studying the interstellar medium in the Galaxy.
Come to the meeting and catch up with your collogues during the tea / coffee break. Visitors and new members are welcome, contact us ( see the contact us Page ) pAUL

The GENERAL MEETING will be held on the third Tuesday of the month as usual, so for February this falls on the Tuesday the 19th.
Usual place at St Ignatius. Start 7.30pm sharp.
THE GUEST SPEAKER IS Aaron Chippendale
Aaron is an engineer/astronomer from CSIRO.and his presentation topic will be "Reionization: Theory and Practice" .
His talk will be both cosmology and some radio astronomy observation relating.
Come and also join in the social tea/Coffee break and meet up with your current members and friends and some new members. VISITORS ARE WELCOME, contact us per the contact page. pAUL

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