With the rapid approach of the millimetre observing "season" the
weekly
UNSW Astro-Lunch will feature a special mini-workshop on
millimetre
astronomy on Wednesday May 29th. There will be a particular
focus on the
Mopra telescope, although much of the content will be relevant
to the ATCA
mm-interferometer as well. All are welcome to attend.
The program is as follows:
12:00 Vincent Minier
MM-astronomy overview (what mm's are useful for)
12:30 Peter Barnes
Observing strategies for mm-astronomy (concentrating on single-dish astronomy)
13:00 Michael Burton
MM-astronomy with Mopra
(science programs being conducted with Mopra, including some organisational aspects)
13:30 Maria Hunt
Observing with Mopra
(how Mopra works, including reduction and analysis
of data)