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EIGHTH TRANS-TASMAN SYMPOSIUM ON OCCULTATIONS
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2014 April 18, 20 & 21

(Updated 17 April 2014)

The Eighth Trans-Tasman Symposium on Occultations (TTSO8) was held in conjunction with the 26th National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers (NACAA) over Easter weekend 2014. Details of the programme are provided below, together with links to the presenters' Powerpoint presentations and supporting documents. The meeting was recorded on video and we hope to include links to the videos in due course.

Presenters' Notes, where provided, are in PDF form and should be read in conjunction with the individual Powerpoint slides.

FRIDAY APRIL 18
"GETTING STARTED" WORKSHOP

UT Start
AEST Start
Min
 Category Title Presenter
02:50
12:50
 
   WEBCAST COMMENCES  
03:00
13:00
5
 Welcome   Dave Gault/Brian Loader
03:05
13:05
10
 NTP Time NTP Time for Android Smartphones
Powerpoint    Presenter's Notes    Testing TimeTheSat 		Dave Gault
03:15
13:15
15
 NTP Time NTP Time for iThingies
Powerpoint 		Chris Douglass
03:30
13:30
30
 GPS Time GPS-ABC, IOTA-VTI and ADVS
Powerpoint    Presenter's Notes    Video Using GPS-ABC 		Dave Gault
04:00
14:00
20
 Predictions Occult for Lunar Predictions Dave Herald
04:20
14:20
20
 Predictions Asteroid Predictions - RASNZ-OS, Email and Occult Watcher
Powerpoint 		Steve Kerr/Brian Loader
04:40
14:40
20
 Observing Efficiency at Setting Up
Powerpoint    Presenter's Notes 		Dave Gault
05:00
15:00
30
   Afternoon Tea  
05:30
15:30
20
 Observing Obtaining the Target Star
Powerpoint    Presenter's Notes 		Jacquie Milner
05:50
15:50
20
 Analysis Audio Analysis
Powerpoint
 Stephen Russell
06:10
16:10
20
 Analysis Video Analysis using LiMovie
Powerpoint    Presenter's Notes 		Brian Loader
06:30
16:30
20
 Reporting Reporting your Observations Dave Herald
06:50
16:50
10
   Questions, Workshop Close and Thank You Dave Gault/Brian Loader

SUNDAY APRIL 20
OCCULTATION PAPERS PRESENTED AS PART OF NACAA

UT Start
AEST Start
Min
 Title Presenter
03:20
13:20
 
 WEBCAST COMMENCES  
03:30
13:30
30
 Lunar Occultations of Close Double Stars
Abstract    Powerpoint     Presenter's Notes
 Brian Loader
04:00
14:00
30
 Observing Occultations Using Video: A Beginner's Guide
Abstract    Powerpoint     Presenter's Notes 		Jacquie Milner
04:30
14:30
30
 Measuring Trans-Neptunian Objects with Backyard Telescopes
Abstract    Powerpoint 		Steve Kerr
05:00
15:00
30
 Afternoon Tea  
05:30
15:30
30
 Asteroid Occultations: Profiles, 3D Models and Discoveries
Abstract    Powerpoint 		Dave Herald
06:00
16:00
30
 Grazing with Team Occultation: 2012-2014
Abstract    Powerpoint    Profiles    Lunar Graze Video 		Dave Gault

MONDAY APRIL 21
THE EIGHTH TRANS-TASMAN SYMPOSIUM ON OCCULTATIONS

UT Start
AEST Start
Min
 Title Presenter
22:50 [Sun]
08:50
 
 WEBCAST COMMENCES  
23:00 [Sun}
09:00
5
 Welcome to TTSO8 Dave Gault/Brian Loader
23:05 [Sun]
09:05
30
 Recent Successful Asteroid Occultations in Our Region in the Past Year
Abstract    Powerpoint    Presenter's Notes 		John Talbot
23:35 [Sun]
09:35
30
 Double Star Occultation Limovie Analysis and Occult Reporting Abstract    Powerpoint    Presenter's Notes Brian Loader
00:05
10:05
25
 NTP = Network Time Protocol
Abstract    Powerpoint    Presenter's Notes 		Dave Gault
00:30
10:30
30
 Morning Tea  
01:00
11:00
30
 The Making of the Watec WAT-910BD Camera System
Abstract    Powerpoint    Presenter's Notes 		T.A.C.O.S.
01:30
11:30
45
 OccuRec - Specialised Software for Video Occultation Recording
Abstract    Powerpoint 		Hristo Pavlov
02:15
12:15
15
 ASCOM Video
Abstract    Powerpoint 		Hristo Pavlov
02:30
12:30
60
 Lunch  
03:30
13:30
45
 AOTA: Asteroidal Occultation Time Analyser; AOTA & Tangra
Abstract    Powerpoint 		Dave Herald
04:15
14:15
45
 From Tangra 3 to OccultWatcher via AOTA: Measurement, Analysis and Reporting
Abstract    Powerpoint 		Hristo Pavlov
05:00
15:00
30
 Afternoon Tea  
05:30
15:30
30
 2014/15 Jovian Mutual Event Programme
Abstract    Powerpoint 		Dave Herald
06:00
16:00
15
 TNO Occultation Predictions from the RIO Group
Abstract    Powerpoint    Presenter's Notes 		Dave Gault
06:15
16:15
15
 ADVS Update
Abstract    Powerpoint 		Dave Gault
06:30
16:30
30
 Questions, discussion, close and thank you Dave Gault/Brian Loader

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