DATE: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 15:22:03 +1000
SUBJECT: Aug 2009 AAO Newsletter


  Aug 2009 AAO Newsletter
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   The August 2009 AAO newsletter is now available at:

http://www.aao.gov.au/local/www/lib/newsletters/aug09/aug09.pdf

   This edition contains articles on a broad range of science
undertaken with AAO facilities and items relevant to the work
of the AAO's Instrumentation and Instrument Science groups.
For example:

*  Jeremy Bailey, Steve Lee and Hakan Svedhem describe IRIS2  
observations
of the impact of the Kaguya satellite with the surface of the moon.

*  Jacco van Loon, Keith Smith, Iain McDonald, Peter Sarre, Stephen  
Fossey
and Rob Sharp discuss their AAOmega based study of the interstellar  
medium
towards the globular cluster Omega Centauri.

*  Simon O'Toole, Hugh Jones, Chris Tinney, Rob Wittenmyer, Jeremy  
Bailey,
Paul Butler and Brad Carter present early results from the
Anglo-Australian Rocky Planet search.

*  Rob Sharp describes a new observing mode for AAOmega, mini-shuffling,
which allows very accurate sky subtraction with a full quota of fibres.

   This edition also contains a number of articles about the replacement
of the telescope control system, an introduction to the new staff
members and regular features such as the AusGO corner and news from
Epping and Coonabarabran.


Paul Dobbie
Newsletter Editor
pdd -@- aao.gov.au