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Society Spotlight
Welcome to the Auckland Astronomical Society web site. If you're interested in Astronomy or just curious then why not come along and enjoy some fantastic talks held by the Auckland Astronomical Society. Meetings are normally held at the Auckland Stardome Observatory, One Tree Hill. There you will find a lot of interesting people able to assist you with virtually all aspects of astronomy. We Hope you will enjoy your stay and will come back to visit us often.
Upcoming Events
Intro to Astronomy Feb - Wonders of the Solar System Pt1
Monday 06 Feb, 2012 at 20:00Hrs
Venue: Stardome Observatory
Speaker/Host: Bernie Brenner

This year we will be commencing each session with the BBC presentation of Prof Brian Cox. These are an excellent HD very well narrated series. Month one will start with "Wonders of the Solar Syst ...more

Intro to Astronomy Feb - Wonders of the Solar System Pt1
Monday 06 Feb, 2012 at 20:00Hrs
Venue: Stardome Observatory

This year we will be commencing each session with the BBC presentation of Prof Brian Cox. These are an excellent HD very well narrated series. Month one will start with "Wonders of the Solar System" 1/5 and then "Wonders of the Universe" will be played.
Each session will be followed by a short tutorial on the subject matter and then a quiz.


Monthly Meeting Feb -
Monday 13 Feb, 2012 at 20:00Hrs
Venue: Stardome Observatory
Speaker/Host: -

details tba ...more

Monthly Meeting Feb -
Monday 13 Feb, 2012 at 20:00Hrs
Venue: Stardome Observatory

details tba

Practical Astronomy Feb - Names and Catalogues
Monday 20 Feb, 2012 at 20:00Hrs
Venue: Stardome Observaory
Speaker/Host: Bill Thomas

A club night based on getting stated with learning the night sky and using your telescope.

This Month:  Names and Catalogues

We will
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Practical Astronomy Feb - Names and Catalogues
Monday 20 Feb, 2012 at 20:00Hrs
Venue: Stardome Observaory

A club night based on getting stated with learning the night sky and using your telescope.

This Month:  Names and Catalogues

We will try to unravel the mysteries of the numerous star and deep sky object catalogues.




Film Night Feb - Journey to the Edge of the Universe
Monday 27 Feb, 2012 at 20:00Hrs
Venue: Stardome Observatory
Speaker/Host: Gavin Logan

Giving an accurate non-stop voyage from Earth to the edge of the Universe this documentary uses Computer-Generated Imagery technology combined with images taken from the Hubble space telescope to prod ...more

Film Night Feb - Journey to the Edge of the Universe
Monday 27 Feb, 2012 at 20:00Hrs
Venue: Stardome Observatory

Giving an accurate non-stop voyage from Earth to the edge of the Universe this documentary uses Computer-Generated Imagery technology combined with images taken from the Hubble space telescope to produce spectacular highlights of such a journey.

It goes from the Earth, past the Moon and our neighboring planets, out of our Solar System, to the nearest stars, nebulae and galaxies and beyond – right to the edge of the Universe giving a great summary of astronomical information.

Film is 1 hour and 30 minutes long.




Young Astronomers - Mar
Friday 02 Mar, 2012 at 19:30Hrs
Venue: Stardome Observatory
Speaker/Host: Margaret Arthur

Young Astronomers is our session for our younger members. It is an interactive session covering a variety of topical subjects and activities aimed for children aged 6-13 years old.
Telescope
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Young Astronomers - Mar
Friday 02 Mar, 2012 at 19:30Hrs
Venue: Stardome Observatory

Young Astronomers is our session for our younger members. It is an interactive session covering a variety of topical subjects and activities aimed for children aged 6-13 years old.
Telescope viewing will be available if the weather permits.


View Our Other Upcoming Events
AAS Astrophotography Competition 2011
Auckland Astronomical Society - Harry Williams
2011 Astrophotography Competition

We are proud to present the winners of the 2011 AAS Harry Williams Astrophotography Competition

2011 AAS Harry Williams Astrophotography Competition Winners (5.61MB)

View the entries for the 2011 AAS Astrophotogtraphy Competition:

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Jupiter, Venus & Mercury
Right-Angle on the Morning Sky (Jupiter, Venus and Mercury). Mars on the bottom right. Photo: Danut Ionescu, AAS. 15 May 2011 at 06:19 am NZST.   Big Image

Moon on 8 March 2009
Taken from North Shore, Auckland with Yamamoto 3in Refractor with modified webcam. Image is a montage of 9 images produced with registax at approximately 100 frames per image. This is a reduced image for the site, the original image is 2400 pixels. Shaun Fletcher   Big Image

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