Annual General Meeting: December 2024

ASSA monthly meetings are held in-person and are open to the general public.

Attend In-Person: This is a free public event. A theatre ticket is NOT required for this meeting. Just roll up.

Finding the Venue: The Braggs LT entrance faces the Barr Smith Lawns and is located at E10 on the map.

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Meeting Agenda:

• Doing More with Amateur Telescopes: Communications, Turbulence Profiling, and Quantum
• Annual General Meeting
• Announcements & Upcoming Events
• Close at 9:30pm

 

Speaker: Associate Professor Francis Bennet

Abstract: Telescopes used by amateur astronomers are surprisingly useful for scientific and industrial application. They are commonly used to laser communications to satellites, measuring atmospheric turbulence, and even quantum communication. The technology behind these applications is advancing rapidly with thousands of optical communication terminals now in space, and optical ground stations being set up all over the world.

Bio: Associate Professor Francis Bennet is a researcher of optical instrumentation at the Australian National University. He has expertise in adaptive optics for astronomical instrumentation, space situational awareness, and laser communication, with a focus on taking world leading ANU quantum communications experiments from the lab to space. Assoc. Prof. Bennet is leading the ACT Node of an Australian optical communication network, as well as development of a satellite to test quantum communication between space and the ground.

#science #astronomy #space #Adelaide #southaustralia

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