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A total lunar eclipse will be visible from most of Australia as the moon rises above the horizon. The eclipse covers the period from 0815 to 1334 UT with the greatest eclipse occurring at 1055 UT. The western part of the country will not see the first half of the eclipse. For more details see Eclipses@NASA. |
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The United Nations General Assembly has declared this
time in October as World Space Week "To celebrate each year
at the international level the contributions of space science and
technology to the betterment of the human condition". The theme for this year is "Space: Guiding Your Way" and will concentrate on satellite navigation systems.
World Space Week |
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The 14th Australian Space Research Conference (ASRC), formerly the Australian Space Science Conference,will be held this year in Adelaide at the University of South Australia. Jointly sponsored by the National Committee for Space and Radio Science and the National Space Society of Australia, and with support from the Australian Space Research Institute and the Mars Society of Australia, it will cover the areas of space science, space engineering, space industry, government space and space education and outreach. More details can be found at ASRC-14. Details of previous conferences can be found at Australian Space Science Conference. |
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The 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and General Meeting of the Astronomical Society of Australia will be held at Macquarie University in Sydney, New South Wales. For more details see ASAM2014. |
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A partial solar eclipse will be visible from most of Australia between about 0500 and 0800 UT. For more details see Eclipses@NASA. |
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Dr Gretchen Benedix-Bland will give this year's summer lecture at the Perth Observatory. It will be titled "Mars Today and its Geology". More details at Perth Observatory |
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The University of South Australia will host a summer space program for the International Space University. More details can be found at UNISA and ISU. |