IEEE CTS LMAG and CTCN 4.24.2024 4-6 PM meeting- Repeat Offender T CrB – An Astronomy Topic

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This is a hybrid meeting starting at 4 PM CST at the Asian American Resource Center.

The binary star system T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) is a recurrent nova binary system about 3000 ly away in the CrB constellation. Invisible to the unaided eye normally at magnitude ~10, it is expected to brighten to naked eye visibility m=~2 this year (2024). This only happens every 80 years or so and will be avidly watched by professional and amateur astronomers alike.


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  • Date: 24 Apr 2024
  • Time: 04:01 PM to 05:30 PM
  • All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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  • 8401 Cameron Rd.
  • Austin, Texas
  • United States 78754
  • Building: Asian American Resource Center
  • Room Number: 8
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  • Starts 30 March 2024 12:00 AM
  • Ends 22 April 2024 05:00 PM
  • All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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Clyde Springen of IEEE LMAG

Topic:

Repeat Offender T CrB – An Astronomy Topic

The binary star system T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) is a recurrent nova binary system about 3000 ly away in the CrB constellation. Invisible to the unaided eye normally at magnitude ~10, it is expected to brighten to naked eye visibility m=~2 this year (2024). This only happens every 80 years or so and will be avidly watched by professional and amateur astronomers alike.

Biography:

The presenter of this talk is Clyde Springen who is happily retired from engineering work and teaching. He worked full time for 35 yr in the defense/aerospace industry for TI, Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman and TEXTRON overlapping with 17 yr part time as an adjunct professor of Astronomy and Engineering at Austin Community College. Clyde’s technical work and interests include fault isolation test, robotics (2 patents), programming language design, image understanding, space launch systems, cruise missiles, expert systems, tracking, mathematical programming and astronomical radiometry.

 

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Address:Austin, Texas, United States, 78705




Agenda

4:00 to 4:05 PM - Open for participants to enter and network. 

4:05 to 4:10 PM - IEEE LM and CTCN Business meeting and to introduce speaker.

4:10 to 5:30 PM - Formal Program and Q&A. 

The Life Members Affinity Group and  Austin Consultants Network Affinity Group (CTCN) meets monthly. Except when meeting jointly with other groups, the CTCN meet on the third thursday each month. Meetings usually begin with informal networking from 4:00 to 4:10 p.m., followed by presentations from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. by experts in topics of interest to IEEE Members.   Our meetings are open to the public.