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The Eigth ASSA Symposium was held on 7 to 9 August 2008 in Durban.

Theme:
The Interaction between Astronomy and Cosmology.

Symposium Organising Committee:
Mike Reid (Chairman),

Summary of the symposium and programme:
Announcement:  Notice ASSA Symposium 2008    ASSA Symposium 2008-2      ASSA Symposium 2008-3     ASSA Symposium 2008-4
Programme:  FINAL PROGRAM
Report Back on Symposium:  Report ASSA Symp 2008

Talks given at the Symposium:
Abstracts:  Abstracts

Magda Streicher; Presidential Speech  Streicher – Presidential Speach

• Prof Phil Charles; “SALT – Since the Inauguration”:
  Presentation:  Charles – SALT – After the Inauguration
• Dr Ian Glass; “Galileo”
  Presentation:  Glass – Galileo Galilei
• Auke Slotegraaf; “Recent and Ongoing Projects of the Deep Sky Observing Section”.
  Paper:  Slotegraaf – Recent and Ongoing Projects of the Deep Sky Observing Section
• Magda Streicher; “Study and Report on Elusive Faint Deep Sky Objects”
  Presentation: not available
• Chris Middleton; “W Ursae Majoris Stars”.
  Presentation: Not available
• Patricia Skelton; “Modelling of W UMa-Type Variable Stars”.
  Presentation:  Skelton – Modelling of W UMa-type Variable Stars
• Dr. Ian Glass; “Semi-regular Variables”.
  Presentation:  Glass – Recent Researches concerning Semi-Regular Variables
• Michael Poll;  “Astronomy in Cartoons”
  Presentation:  Poll – Astronomy in Cartoons
• Tim Cooper; “Observations of Comet McNaught”.
  Presentation:  Cooper – Observations of Comet C2006 P1 McNaught – An Analysis
• Andrie van der Linde; “Optical Coatings for the Amateur Astronomer”.
  Presentation:  vd Linde – Optical coatings for amateur astronomers
• Brian Fraser; “Delta Scorpii: Eight Years of Erratic Behaviour”.
  Presentaion:  Fraser – Delta Scorpii – Variability 2000-2008
• Magda Streicher; “Sketching”
  Presentation:  Streicher – Sketching the Deep Sky
• Andrie van der Linde; “Laser and Laser Safety for Amateur Astronomers”.
  Presentation: not available
• Antony de Wet; “A Possible Explanation of Cirrus Clouds”.
  Presentation: not available
  Prof. O.de Jager; “Composite Supernova Remnants: Multiwavelength Observations and Theoretical Modeling”
  Presentation:  de Jager – Composite Supernova Remnants – Multiwavelength Observations and Theoretical Modelling
• Ed Reid; “Applying Visual Basic and Possibly Autocad to Programming Planetary Orbits as a Test of a Gravitational Hypothesis”.
  Presentation:  Reid – Applying Visual Basic and Possibly Autocad to Programming Planetary Orbits as a Test of a Gravitational Hypothesis
  Reid – CUBIC SPLINE     Reid – SINNOTT
• Lauren Hoyer; “Cracking the Surface of Europa”.
  Presentation:  Hoyer – Cracking the Surface of Europa
• Prof. George Ellis; “Cosmology Today: Achievements and Questions”.
  Presentation:  Ellis – Cosmology today-1      Ellis – Cosmology today-2
• Hilton Ratcliffe; “Astronomy-Cosmology Interaction: a Review of Anomalous Redshift Data”.
  Presentation:  Ratcliffe – A review of anomalous redshift data
• Prof. Derck Smits; “The First Stars”.
  Presentation:  Smits -The first stars
• Tony Timm; “The Facts of Light Under Scrutiny”.
  Presentation:  Timm – The facts of light
• Frikkie de Bruyn; “A Comparative Study of Quark Gluon Fluid in the Cores of Some  Neutron Stars and in the Very Early Universe”.
  Presentation:  de Bruyn – A Comparative Study of Quark-Gluon Plasma at the Core of a Neutron Star and in the Very Early Universe
• Prof. Michael Watkeys; “Why the Earth is Different”.
  Presentation:  Watkeys – Why the Earth is different
• Brian Fraser; “A Simple Solar Flare Radio Receiver”.
  Presentation:  Fraser – Solar Flare Monitor. A simple SID radio receiver

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