Geoff Sims @ UNSW
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Geoff Sims @ UNSW

I am a research assistant at the University of NSW in Sydney, Australia. I am currently involved with astronomical site testing on the high Antarctic plateau (at sites such as Dome A and Ridge A), investigating characteristics such as sky brightness, airglow and aurora, and atmospheric water vapour. I am also interested in wide-field astrophotography and total solar eclipses.

Total Solar Eclipse of 14th November, 2012
...as seen from Pormpuraaw, Queensland, Australia

 

Recent publications:

Sims, G. et al. 2013, First look at HRCAM images from Dome A, Antarctica, Proc. IAU, ?, 38-41
Sims, G. et al. 2013, Aurorae and airglow at Dome A, Antarctica, Proc. IAU, ?, 302-303
Sims, G. et al. 2013, Where is Ridge A?, Proc. IAU, ?, 304-305
Moore, A. et al. 2013, Winter sky brightness and cloud cover at Dome A, Antarctica, Proc. IAU, ?, 34-37
Ashley, M. et al. 2012, PLATO-R: a new concept for Antarctic science, Proc. SPIE, 8444, 84441R-1
Sims, G. et al. 2012, Where is Ridge A?, Proc. SPIE, 8444 84445H-1
Sims, G. et al. 2012, Airglow and aurorae from Dome A, Antarctica, PASP, 124, 637-649
Sims, G. et al. 2012, Precipitable water vapour from Dome A, Antarctica, PASP, 124, 74-83
Sims, G. et al. 2010, Optical sky brightness at Dome A, Antarctica, from the Nigel experiment, Proc. SPIE, 7733, 77334M-1
g.sims@unsw.edu.au