Australia - Astronomy of the Southern Skies


Week I - December 31, 2000 to January 6, 2001


12/31/2000 Get on the plane… Where did New Years go?

01/02/2001 Arrive in Sydney. Scenic route to Wollongong. Time to settle into accommodation (Tour of Wollongong)

01/03/2001 Ancient Observatories and Archeoastronomy Rising/setting of stars and planets

01/04/2001 Earth/Moon system Eclipses: The Moons appearance and evolution

01/05/2001 Comparative planetology Planetary Volcanism

01/06/2001 Visit to Sydney: The Rocks, Sydney Observatory Opera House


Week II - January 7, 2001 to January 13, 2001


01/07/2001 Day at Leisure

01/08/2001 Planetary Impacts, Asteroids and Meterorites. Speaker: Dave Malin - Anglo Australian Observatory

01/09/2001 Planetary Atmospheres

01/10/2001 Behaviour of matter and light. Speaker: Joss Hawthorn

01/11/2001 Telescopes and instruments

01/12/2001 First Exam and the Sun

01/13/2001 Waterfall Tour - Kiama, Minnimarra Falls, Kangaroo Valley, Fitzroe Falls
More pictures from the waterfall tour

Week III - January 14, 2001 to January 20, 2001
01/14/2001 Day at leisure


01/15/2001 Field Tip to Coonabarabran via the Blue Mountains


01/16/2001 Obervatories and Warrumbungles National Park


01/17/2001 Return to Wollongong


01/18/2001 Stars


01/19/2001 Star Birth and Death


01/20/2001 Canberra and Mt. Stromlo Observatory
More pictures from Coonabarabran

Week IV - January 21, 2001 to January 29, 2001

01/21/2001 Day at leisure

01/22/2001 Day at leisure

01/23/2001
The Milky Way

01/24/2001
Galaxies & Cosmology 

01/25/2001
Cosmology & Life in the Universe

01/26/2001 Australia Day

01/27/2001 Final Exam & Presentations

01/28/2001 Final Barbeque

01/29/2001 Monday ~ twice - Home