Date: Sat. 10th January, 8pm 

Venue: National Herbarium, Birdwood Ave., Melbourne 

Guest Speaker: Rev. Bob Evans

Topic: How to Discover Supernovae - We are fortunate indeed that world famous supernova discoverer Bob Evans could fit us in for a talk on how he goes about discovering these fascinating objects. Bob is the all time world record holder for visual discoveries of supernovae which currently stands at 42; but may well be 43 or more by the time of his talk! Supernovae are enormous late stage stars that explode with such ferocity that for a brief period they outshine the combined light of all the other stars in their host galaxies! It promises to be a most interesting presentation at a non-technical level and easy for all to grasp. All ASV members and the public welcome. There is no cost and supper is provided. Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Also available for purchase at the meeting at the reduced price of $10 will be the 2009 Astronomical Calendar. See here for more details.

Special Reminder: The ASV Library is now open following the meeting, as well as the usual opening prior to the meeting.  

Perry Vlahos, President

When: Friday 23rd January, 2009.

Telescope owners.....are you having difficulty finding things in your telescope? Don't know which eyepiece to use? Have difficulty using a star chart? Can't even find one Messier Object? Don't understand why the views in your 'scope don't match those beautiful colour pictures in the magazines? Is everything upside down? If you've answered "YES" to any of these questions, or just need some help to get you started with your telescope, then please let me invite you to a session where all your questions will be answered, your telescope checked out, and then you will receive assistance in using your telescope under the stars from an experienced observer.

For more information and booking a place, please see here.