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Originally Posted by AstralTraveller
I've come back revved up about what amateurs can do to advance science while having fun and I plan to: - take up variable star observing
- try my hand at asteroidal ocultations
- get back into grazing ocultations
- cure the world of all known disease
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I feel the same way! Except I have to add "take some serious meteor shower observations" to the list.
NACAA is meant to be somewhat academic, they can be also just for interest sake, such as the historical aspects of astronomy, but this time in particular it was a spectacular showcase of pro-am work, the kind of stuff that gets you revved up and wanting to join in, as AstralTraveller says above. You get to actually see what people are doing. It's one thing to read about it in a magazine but a whole new sphere to actually meet the person behind the work. Putting faces to names is something I get a thrill from attending.
It would be great to see some new faces there next time, even though I went this time to catch up with the old ones. Hi to Outbackmanyep, I think he was the only Ice In Spacer I had a good chat with (other than gaa_ian of course
) I'm going to be doing my best to get more Perth people over there next time.
See you all in Canberra 2010!
