2016 schedule

Sun 16:30-17:00
Venue: 
Theatre 106

Venus Ashen Light Lunar Occultation - How dark is the dark side?

David/Joan Dunham

David and Joan Dunham in the course of their travels around Australia observed the lunar occultation reappearance of a crescent Venus under dark skies in inland Northern Territory to maximise the chance of detecting the Ashen Light.  This presentation covers their findings and observations.

David and Joan Dunham have spent much of 2015 travelling around Australia and a number of other parts of the world chasing interesting occultations in interesting places - which actually isn't all that different for this Washington DC based couple.  David as founder of IOTA (International Occultation Timing Association) has been instrumental developing much that is modern occultation observing and combined with Joan, they make a formidible observing team.