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Astronomy and Gravitational Wave Commercialisation Workshop

Mount Stromlo Observatory Duffield Lecture theatre, Cotter Road, Weston Creek

AAL proudly presents a new series of semi-regular astronomy and gravitational wave commercialisation workshops. They will aim to bring researchers, industry and government together to find ways to increase the commercial benefit from technology and IP rich fields of research.

2023 ACAMAR Workshop: Cosmic Magnetism

The goal of this workshop is to foster collaboration and new scientific projects surrounding ongoing Cosmic Magnetism surveys. The format of the workshop will draw inspiration from the SKA Big Data Workshop (2019) and other Hackathons, with a focus on small group sessions to make real progress on new Cosmic Magnetism science.

Australian LSST Workshop 2023

UNSW Sydney Old Main Building (K15), Rm G59-60., Kensington, Sydney

AAL and UNSW are pleased to host the 2023 Australian LSST Workshop, held both in-person at UNSW Sydney as well as online from Monday 18 Sep - Tuesday 19 Sep 2023.

Rubin Observatory on Cerro Pachon
Aerial view of the Rubin Observatory enclosure and support building at top, with the Auxiliary Telescope for atmospheric monitoring in the foreground. Image credit: Rubin Observatory/NSF/AURA

Just prior to Christmas 2021, Astronomy Australia Ltd (AAL) received the welcome news that a consortium of 45 astronomers from 14 AAL member institutions had been awarded an Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) grant for A$1.275M.

Over the next 3 years, this grant will help secure access for a substantial fraction of the Australian community to the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) annual data releases. In combination with institution co-contributions and funding from AAL, the LIEF funding will support a team of expert software engineers based in Australia to provide software for Rubin Observatory, together with storage and processing power for an Australian-based LSST international data access centre.

AAL wishes to congratulate the proposal team, led by Australian LSST Science Lead Professor Sarah Brough (UNSW). Sarah and AAL will now work with UNSW to manage this engagement with Rubin Observatory, as well as oversee the process for appointing Principal Investigators and Junior Associates. These individuals will gain access to LSST data and be able to participate in the LSST Science Collaborations.

Rubin Observatory is approaching completion in Chile with the goal of compiling the deepest, widest image of the Universe at optical wavelengths. This ten-year survey, the LSST, is set to begin in 2024 and will survey the entire southern sky approximately every 3 nights using a specially designed 8.4 m diameter telescope with an extremely wide field of view (9.6 square degrees). The LSST aims to explore the nature of dark matter and dark energy, map the structure of our Milky Way and nearby galaxies, catalogue the solar system and search for transient objects.

Further information on Australia’s engagement with LSST, including the proceedings of a community workshop held in Dec 2021, can be found on AAL’s Vera C. Rubin Observatory/LSST page.