May Monthly Meeting – Astronomy & Space at the University of Southern Queensland by Dr Brad Carter

Our meetings include brief business, a main presentation and items of astronomical news or activities from members.

The May Main Item will be the Arthur Page Memorial Lecture presented by Dr Brad Carter : Astronomy & Space at the University of Southern Queensland.  A synopsis is below.

The May 2024 meeting is planned to be a face-to-face meeting; attendees can also join in online via Zoom. Details emailed to members. Guests/visitors can contact us for Zoom details at .
Visitors are welcome to join our face-to-face or online meetings.

Synopsis of the Main Item talk: The University of Southern Queensland is where astronomy and space come together. We operate Mt Kent Observatory to support projects in astronomical and space research, and the site hosts a follow-up facility for NASA’s TESS exoplanet survey space mission. Our research covers across a range of areas including observational astronomy, stellar astrophysics, planetary science, space science, and now extragalactic studies.