CLUB MEETING: 7 pm, Friday 05 September 2025
St. Anthony’s Community Centre, Memory Street, Toowoomba. The speaker's presentation is followed by official business and supper.
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| An image of comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp), taken on April 04, 1997 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported |
Speaker: Professor Jonti Horner presenting A
Comet’s Tale.
Jonti is an astrobiologist and astronomer based at the
University of Southern Queensland. He is a passionate science communicator and
teacher, taking great pleasure from delving into the mysteries of the cosmos,
and the question of life elsewhere. His research interests encompass solar system
evolution, the search for alien worlds and evidence of life in other parts of
the cosmos. He teaches astronomy, planetary and exoplanetary science at USQ,
and supervises several post-graduate students whose research journeys relate to
these disciplines. Aside from his scientific work, he has published many
articles in ‘The Conversation’ and on the website ‘SpaceAustralia.com’.
CLUB OUTING: Sunday 07 September 2025. Goombungee ‘tip’
We will try for Goombungee wildflowers again and keep our fingers crossed for mild weather.
The Goombungee Waste Management Facility holding protects a large area of pristine native vegetation beyond the rubbish sites where public access is not available. By special arrangement, guided by Lisa Churchward we are privileged to have entry to the area for this outing where it is hoped boronia, prostanthera, acacias and hovea - to name just a few will still be in flower.
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