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Australia Eclipse  • November 7th – 21st, 2012

  DAY PORT ARRIVE DEPART CONFERENCE SESSIONS
  WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — 6:30pm 7pm, BON VOYAGE COCKTAIL PARTY
  THURSDAY, NOV. 8 AT SEA — — 10:30am – 3:30pm
  FRIDAY, NOV. 9 BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA 8am 6pm —
  SATURDAY, NOV. 10 AT SEA — — 10:30am – 5pm
  SUNDAY, NOV. 11 HAMILTON ISLAND, AUSTRALIA 8am 11pm —
  MONDAY, NOV. 12 MACKAY, AUSTRALIA 7am 4pm 6pm – 7:30pm
  TUESDAY, NOV. 13 AT SEA — — 10:30am – 5pm
  WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14 SOLAR ECLIPSE 6am 9am 10:30am – 5pm; 7pm COCKTAIL PARTY*
  THURSDAY, NOV. 15 AT SEA — — 10:30am – 5pm
  FRIDAY, NOV. 16 EASO, LIFOU, NEW CALEDONIA 8am 5pm 5pm – 7:30pm
  SATURDAY, NOV. 17 ÎLE DES PINS, NEW CALEDONIA 8am 5pm —
  SUNDAY, NOV. 18 NOUMÉA, NEW CALEDONIA 8am 5pm —
  MONDAY, NOV. 19 AT SEA — — 10:30am – 5pm; 7pm COCKTAIL PARTY*
  TUESDAY, NOV. 20 AT SEA — — 10:30am – 5pm
  WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 7am — —
*Open bar plus hot & cold hors d'oeuvres served. All guests invited.
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SUNDAY – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 – 5:
Parkes Observatory

Sunday morning we head up the Newell Highway to Australia Telescope National Facility, Parkes Observatory: The Dish.

While we can’t enter the observatory building itself, we’ll receive exclusive briefings on the radio astronomy work executed with the 64 meter parabolic dish, and learn about Parkes’ role in the Apollo 11 moonlanding, and other Apollo missions. Punctuated by the rumbling and whine that signals the movement of the dish, we’ll wrap up our visit with lunch at The Dish Cafe (Elvis recommends the scones) and memorable photo ops.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner provided (both days).

THE TWO DAYS’ ITINERARY

  • Sunday, wake up in Sydney hotel
  • Breakfast, 7am
  • Check-out/leave hotel at 8:30am
  • Lunch in the Blue Mountains
  • Arrive Parkes Observatory at 4:30pm
  • Check into our hotel, have dinner, and then off for some Southern sky observing at 8pm (weather permitting)
  • Monday, breakfast, 7am
  • Leave hotel 8:30am
  • Arrive Parkes Observatory (second visit), 9am
  • Depart Parkes at 10:30am
  • Lunch in the Blue Mountains
  • Back at hotel in Sydney at 6pm
  • Check into our hotel, have dinner 6:30pm

To get a sense of significance of The Dish and the spirit of Parkes, check out the 2000 comedy movie: The Dish



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