General Meeting: June 2025

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

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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:

• General Meeting
• Tomorrow’s Universe – The Discoveries that will Change Science
• Announcements & Upcoming Events
• Close at 9:30pm

Speaker: Professor Fred Watson AM

Abstract: Astronomy today is going through a golden age with amazing new facilities exploring the Universe. The James Webb Space Telescope is re-writing the textbook on baby galaxies, while gravitational wave observatories are detecting vibrations in space caused by colliding black holes. But there’s much more to come, with gigantic new telescopes in the pipeline that truly boggle the imagination. What are these awe-inspiring instruments, and what will they reveal about the Universe’s deepest mysteries? And will Australian astronomers play a part? Join Fred Watson for this entertaining and fully illustrated look into the future of astronomy.

Bio: Professor Fred Watson AM is an honorary professor in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at Macquarie University. From 2018 to 2024, he was the Australian Government’s first Astronomer-at-Large in the Department of Industry, Science and Resources. Educated in Scotland at the universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh, Fred worked at both of Britain’s Royal Observatories before joining the Australian Astronomical Observatory as Astronomer-in-Charge in 1995. He led several projects in advanced astronomical instrumentation and large-scale spectroscopic surveys. Today, he is best known for his award-winning radio and TV broadcasts, books, music, dark-sky advocacy and the Space Nuts podcast. Fred has an asteroid named after him (5691 Fredwatson), but says that if it hits the Earth, it won't be his fault.

 

#science #astronomy #space #Adelaide #southaustralia

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