 Hi everyone, I see a couple people here. So as always, I'm going to give it just a couple minutes until We have a few more people before I launch into the full live stream Um, I have a koala here because we're talking about Australia today Okay, I see a couple people. Hello. Hello, few people So I know I'm starting a little bit early guys. I Have a plumber coming today. This is what happens when you have a ton of stuff that you were trying to get done before you leave I have people coming this morning. So I had to go live a little bit earlier and this is going to be super short So I am going to Australia on July 3rd, which is in four days And I'm super excited about it. Oops. Sorry. I'll block that light out I'm super excited about it and I realized that now that I actually have all of my stops Fully planned and organized. I should probably tell you guys where I'm gonna be so those of you in Australia, I know drop bears are not real So anyone who is in Australia if you want to come visit or if you are in In the places where these events are going on or you're nearby you can come So I also recognize let me see if I have a clock pulled up here Okay, so I recognize that it's quarter to three in the morning on the east coast of Australia So yeah, sorry I know I should be doing this at a time that works for my Australian audience But unfortunately, this is the only time that works for my schedule So this will be archived for those of you who are maybe Insomniacs and catching it but realize that you really do you want to fall asleep? This will be up on my site so you can check I will also be putting the details of my trip on Twitter Instagram and Facebook so you can definitely check up on where I'm gonna be when and Also, I will of course be tweeting about it posting about it and maybe doing a couple videos Well, I'm there just for funsies because I do have some plans to go to some pretty interesting spacey places obviously So yeah, there will be a ton of stuff about Australia while I'm there and also regular videos. Don't worry. I do have stuff Oh, there's something I'm sure I do have stuff to be recorded So yeah, so let's just jump on it and let me tell you guys what I will be doing while I'm in Australia So I I'm starting at the Starstuff 2 festival up in Byron Bay. This is the second time this festival has happened It's a conference I'm in a talk on I think it's on July 7th The dateline thing always messes me up. I leave the third and I land the fifth and lose a day It's always kind of nuts to uh to try to schedule that so I will be at the Starstuff Festival in Byron Bay From July 5th to July 8th And I'm giving one talk at 4 p.m. On the 7th. I don't know I will put links in the description once this is archived to the events I don't have the links off the top of my head Because it's been a little bit hard to actually organize all of this stuff But if anybody is going to be in Byron Bay or if anybody is going to that festival That's where I will be for my first my first trip or my first leg of the trip Okay, so then I am taking a couple days off to go to the Gold Coast because Why would I not go to the Gold Coast? I've heard about it a lot. I've never been I am I am dying to go So I'm not doing any events while I'm out there. This is just um A little bit of rest after the one big, you know, four days at a conference And I will be writing so I'll just be there working And then uh friend of mine and I are driving down to the parks observatory um Had a major role to play in Apollo 11 I've seen it. Yeah, so I will maybe I'll be Probably probably won't have The data to just um, but I will be giving two talks at the parks observatory um, one of them is at Sorry, I'm double checking my schedule here. Um I've got one Saturday night the 14th of july at 6 30 in the evening It is a dinner it looks from my schedule that it is a dinner as part of a conference. So not sure I don't think that one is a public event. Um That is the saturday evening and then sunday morning Um at 11 30 in the morning, I'll be giving a public talk. Um, also at parks So if you are in the parks area or sydney and want to drive for three hours out to parks I will be giving a talk saturday night and also sunday morning. Um, be aware of the giant spiders Yes, I know I'm aware that pretty much everything in australia is trying to kill me So I am a little bit afraid of going out into the wild in nature in australia Even the city's kind of freaked me out because you know, those spiders are this big okay, so um Oh, sorry, so that is uh, right. Okay. So that is actually the event is the astrophest at the sea CSIRO parks observatory Um, so if anybody is in the area wants to come I will be giving two talks as part of astrophest at parks So after parks, I then drive to cambletown, which is just outside sydney. Um, or maybe it is considered a different city I'm not so I don't know if it's a suburb or if it is a Or if it's a proper town, I actually don't know but I will be staying in cambletown for a couple nights Um, and I will be giving a talk. Um The event time, I don't know actually what time my talk is for this one It is part of the mccarthur astronomical society event at the plant bank, uh, mount anon Uh Spot i'm not totally sure where this is, but it is an observatory. Um So I will be giving a talk the night of july 16th Out there. Um, the event time is listed as starting at 6 30. I am one of two speakers The other is my very good friend jeff knockin some of you may know from meteorite men. Um We're we're seeing um, so i'm not sure what time My my, uh Talk is but it'll be that day at the event. Okay, and then I have a couple days in sydney. Um I will be giving a talk on july 17th at uh signs at the local at the penrith observatory. Um, so that is From my understanding. Okay, if sydney is here Well, it's here cambletown is here and then uh penrith is up here So if you're in the area at all, it seems like it would be drivable. I'm not totally sure Um, but I will be giving a talk at um 6 30 in the evening and I believe it's actually in a pub I'm not totally sure where all the events are because I am being yes at the penrith observatory. Um, I am being collected by people from my airbnb, which is awesome. Um So then that yeah, that's at my presentations at seven the event starts at 30. Um, and then the next night on july 18th I'll be giving a talk to the western sydney amateur astronomy group I'm not totally sure where that event is actually taking place again because i'm being collected for all these things Um, but again the event time is at 7 30 and the presentation starts at 8 Um, so if anybody is in the greater sydney area, these are things that um, you can get tickets to I will be putting all of the links. Um when I put up a blog post and all the stuff on my social I will have links where you can get tickets to these events Um, and then I have a couple days off in melbourne and I don't actually have any formal events in melbourne Um, I'm meeting up with a local astronomy group that I know for dinner one night and then giving some school talks on the friday Which is the let me see a calendar the 20th of july. Oh nice date Um, well, although I guess in australia technically it was the 20 it was the 21st It was the midlending date because of the date line. Um So yeah, so that is my and then i'm off to aughtland for four days Um to sit quietly after a week of or two weeks of giving a lot of talks and doing a lot of tour stuff Um to quietly write and visit another country because i've never been to new zealand Um, so that's the plan. It's um, it's not it's it's not as intense as the last um as my last tour of australia a couple years ago which was Similar schedule but multiple talks a day. So this is a little bit later Um, so yeah, while I am down there I will of course like I said be posting everything that I am doing and where I am so that you can get tickets Um, and I might try to see if I do know some people in various parts of the city try to do some meet ups If you guys are interested at all. Um, all of that will be on my twitter feed most likely that'll be the um The the kind of home base of organizing things just because it's a little bit easier to manage I think um, so yeah, definitely keep an eye on my twitter feed if you are curious to see sort of where I'm going And where things are happening that you can actually come visit at um for those of you Who will be there? I will not be selling books because I can't bring them with me because it's a little too intense Um, but if you have a book and you want it signed just bring it and I'll sign it Um, I will be I will have some light vintage space merch just pins and stuff. Um for giveaways if you are there as well um I think that's it. I actually think that's it. I just wanted to um, I I had uh, I had my apartment painted this past week. It's been it's been almost two weeks of of renovations in here This is the sneak preview of the new color scheme. I'll show you guys once I get my uh get everything set up and all the art back on the walls, but um I was easier to do a quick live stream and give you guys the update as opposed to Trying to do a full video about it because I just don't have time. Um, so, uh, that's the the basis or basics rather of my australia trip. Um, I don't think I have anything else If you guys have questions where I'm going to be or anything you can definitely leave them in the comments below I'll keep an eye on it for the next couple days to make sure that Anyone who is local and who's watching this archived because you're in australia and not awake at three o'clock in the morning Um that I do answer your questions since you are the people that I will be seeing Um, I think that's about it. I'm really sorry to everyone in perth That I won't be making it out there. I actually did have a perth stop originally because I've never I've never been to western australia and that would be the the last state that I haven't visited But unfortunately the event fell through and then I just couldn't make it work It was just too far to go for Something that doesn't that wasn't going to be there for me. So um, sadly I'll we'll have to make it back out to go see see perth one of these days. Um So that's it. That's it. Yeah, it's a pretty quick tour. It's a pretty quick little trip Three and a half weeks, but there's a lot being packed into it Um, so yeah, I will put all the information. Oh, and sorry. I saw a bunch of questions. What am I talking about? I'm giving two talks depending on the event One is a talk if any of you have been to space fest or seen me speak in the last couple years You've seen the dinosaur talk, um, which is all about the space plane that uh, america didn't know it needed before It got one that it didn't want. Um, oh, thank you sam so much for your donation proving australia exists It does exist. I will do some content from australia prove that it does exist I love it down there. Um, so I will be giving the dinosaur talk And i'm also giving a talk about um women in space Um And sort of how how would maybe from pilots to to astronauts. Um, so yeah, it'll be really exciting. I am um Sorry reading. I'm trying to read a comment, but it disappeared. I'm so sorry. Um, I'll try to watch it if it I'll try to respond if I see it in the comments. Um, so yeah giving those two talks and um, that's about it It's it's pretty casual. I'm very excited Um, and I hope to see some of you guys out there always come and say hi And um, those of you who are not in australia I will see you Via the internet from it. I don't have anything else to say So i'm gonna go finish packing. Bye guys. Thank you so much. Oh, yeah, and of course follow me on Twitter instagram and facebook to get the updates as I go along through australia. Okay. Bye guys