From s.brough at unsw.edu.au Mon Oct 25 09:28:19 2021 From: s.brough at unsw.edu.au (Sarah Brough) Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:28:19 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Fwd: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Science Team Virtual Community Briefing In-Reply-To: <909467276.18459.1634930834469.JavaMail.svc_wasabi@c77307d4931f> References: <909467276.18459.1634930834469.JavaMail.svc_wasabi@c77307d4931f> Message-ID: <55d34f6a-6492-ad6f-9638-07aedf6594b4@unsw.edu.au> Hi All, This workshop may be of interest. Cheers, Sarah -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Science Team Virtual Community Briefing Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:27:14 -0400 From: Space Telescope Science Institute To: Sarah Brough The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope project is organizing a virtual community workshop on November 15-19, 2021 . Anyone interested in learning about the status of the Roman mission and its very broad range of science capabilities is invited to attend. The workshop goal is to share with the astronomical community the extensive work that has been done by the outgoing Romanscience investigation teams to provide scientific support for mission design activities. The workshop will focus on science with the Wide-Field Instrument , with a separate session about the coronagraph technology-demonstration instrument occurring in late October. Roman is a NASA Astrophysics Observatory featuring a 2.4m near-infrared-optimized telescope with a wide-field survey instrument and a coronagraph technology-demonstration instrument. Roman is due to launch in the mid 2020s and will address many fundamental questions in the areas of cosmology, exoplanets, and infrared survey astrophysics. In 2015, NASA selected eleven science investigation teams, comprising over 300 people, that span a broad range of astrophysical subfields (including, e.g., cosmology, exoplanets, galaxy evolution, stellar populations, and archival research methods). These teams have contributed significantly to shaping the current mission design and operations concept. Their work is now complete, and new science opportunities will be solicited by NASA in early 2022. The workshop will start with a project overview of the mission and its status, and the capabilities being developed by the mission?s science operations and support centers. Each science investigation team will then share their Roman-related activities and results, which include: * Evaluation of science and calibration requirements and instrument performance. * Design of notional observing programs. * Development of data analysis techniques and software. * Scientific simulations. * Precursor observations. By sharing this information, future science community activities will be able to leverage the knowledge and tools that have already been developed. The actual implementation of Roman?s core surveys remains to be defined through an open, community-driven process. 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It will feature: - *Two country overviews:* One for Australian Astronomy (delivered by Prof. Naomi McClure-Griffiths) and one for Chinese Astronomy - *Nine plenary talks:* GMT, TMT, SKA, Gravitational Waves, ASKAP and FAST will be discussed - *Twenty-six invited talks* - *Thirty-eight accepted presentations* Please find the workshop program here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/EzBmCVARKgCxNwNL0szlzmC?domain=supercomputing.swin.edu.au If you haven't registered yet, please follow this link to register: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/X5ExCWLVXkU5R9RgzFKq6fS?domain=supercomputing.swin.edu.au We look forward to seeing you at the ACAMAR7 workshop! Many thanks, Robert, on behalf of the ACAMAR7 SOC and LOC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Full instructions are available at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/YULoCwV1vMfGJNm8EhVnEF8?domain=rsaa.anu.edu.au. *************************** PLEASE NOTE *********************************** The ANU 2.3-metre telescope at Siding Spring Observatory is scientifically productive and a valuable resource for student training and instrument development. These diverse and significant benefits justify its continued operation for the foreseeable future. The full cost to the ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) of operating the 2.3m telescope (including staff, maintenance and repairs) corresponds to approximately $1800 per night. To defray this cost, RSAA is offering priority on the 2.3m telescope to paying customers from Australia and elsewhere, while simultaneously ensuring a level of open access to astronomers at all Australian institutions. 60% of the telescope time will be allocated to paid priority proposals, which will need to contribute $1200 per night towards the running costs of the telescope. The remaining 40% of the time is open-access and remains free. To be eligible to apply for open-access time, 50% or more of the proposers must be based at Australian institutions. In future years the price of a priority night will increase and the fraction of open-access nights will decrease. Full details can be found at https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/7bZUCxngwOf1nXVM5Fvsz2T?domain=rsaa.anu.edu.au The latest information on using the telescope and its instruments can be found at http://https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/4JWjCyojxQTrq4wXPiQ0DZt?domain=rsaa.anu.edu.au *************************************************************************** If you have questions or technical problems in using the web-based submission process, please email tacinfo at mso.anu.edu.au. Paul Francis Chair, ANU TAC Prof. Paul Francis (he/him) ANU Distinguished Educator, Astrophysicist Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics Education Centre, Research School of Physics ANU College of Science Mt Stromlo Observatory and Building 38a The Australian National University Canberra ACT 2600 T +61 6125 2824 or +61 6125 8031 Zoom Personal Meeting ID: 645-796-9990 paul.francis at anu.edu.au https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/jZNYCzvkyVCMQrZgYIKkEg-?domain=mso.anu.edu.au CRICOS Provider #00120C | ABN: 52 234 063 906 The Australian National University acknowledges, celebrates, and pays our respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra region and to all First Nations Australians on whose traditional lands we meet and work, and whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From s.tingay at curtin.edu.au Thu Oct 28 11:10:37 2021 From: s.tingay at curtin.edu.au (Steven Tingay) Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 08:10:37 +0800 Subject: [ASA] Final announcement: Baracchi III, the third Pietro Baracchi conference Message-ID: Dear colleagues, We would like to remind you that ?Baracchi III: The third Pietro Baracchi conference? is next week, November 3-4, 2021, 7:00-11:00 UTC, online. Similar to the previous editions, Baracchi III aims to highlight areas of common interest and activity between Australian and Italian astronomy, consolidating existing collaborations and leading to new connections. A special featured talk will open each day of the meeting. Four sessions with invited talks will cover the following themes with high Australian/Italian common activity: - the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project; - the European Southern Observatory (ESO); - the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO); - Gravitational waves and multi messenger astronomy. Please note that online registration is needed to attend the conference. Deadline: November 1, 2021, 11:00 UTC Direct registration link: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/msAVCzvkyVCMQWxz5H4oeHB?domain=indico.ict.inaf.it We will use the Cisco Webex meeting platform. A dedicated Slack space will also be available. Note: Webex connection details, Slack links and instructions will be sent via email to the registered participants after the registration closes. The final program is available here: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/pGtcCANpgjCNLpn5kI8V4bC?domain=indico.ict.inaf.it (click on the detailed view to see the contributions within sessions). Recordings of the talks and presentation materials will be made available after the conference. We are looking forward to a lively meeting! 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I pay particular respect to the traditional owners of the land on which our Perth Campus is located, the Wadjuk people of the Noongar nation, and on our Kalgoorlie Campus, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields. And the Wajarri Yamaji people of the Murchison, the site where we are building the MWA and the SKA. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From matthew.colless at anu.edu.au Thu Oct 28 12:01:31 2021 From: matthew.colless at anu.edu.au (Matthew Colless) Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 01:01:31 +0000 Subject: [ASA] GMT & Astro2020 Message-ID: GMT response to the Astro2020 launch You may have seen that the Astro2020 US Decadal Survey will be released on November 4 (November 5 in Australia). As the Giant Magellan Telescope Organisation (GMTO) and the US Extremely Large Telescope Program (US-ELTP) prepare for the release of Astro2020, they are asking Australian astronomers (as partners in GMT) for support with their public messages. If you have a presence on social media, the official GMT social media accounts: Facebook: @GMTelescope, https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/XyqCCjZ1N7inKoOO5tRmPt_?domain=facebook.com Instagram: @gmtelescope, https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/NBYAClx1Nji20RMMnUquiCR?domain=instagram.com LinkedIn: https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/GGSJCnx1jni7A9WWOIErISr?domain=linkedin.com Twitter: @GMTelescope, https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/A1GSCp81lrtn14wwMtkEVr_?domain=twitter.com GMTO will initially issue a holding media statement on Nov 4, then an official response after the US-ELTP has reviewed the Astro2020 report. In between, the official GMT social media presence will be muted until the official US-ELTP response is issued. As the Australian GMT Board members and Founder representatives, we ask that any media inquiries on this topic are coordinated through James Giggacher at the ANU Media Office (James.Giggacher at anu.edu.au), who will be the single point of contact for Australian media requests and will be coordinating responses with the GMTO Media Office. In other GMT news, Sarah Pearce, who is well-known to many of you and the new SKAO Telescope Director for Australia, has been appointed as the ANU member on the GMTO Board, where she joins Chris Tinney, the AAL member. Matthew Colless (ANU Founders representative) Mark McAuley (AAL Founders representative) Sarah Pearce (ANU GMTO Board member) Chris Tinney (AAL GMTO Board member) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: