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SUMMARY:Film Night November 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Planets 25 Years Later : Atmosphere\nThe atmosphere of the Earth transforms our planet into our world. The great cycles of the gases of the air and water allow us to understand that home.\nTo understand the planets\, we need to understand their atmospheres. We start with the venture of the late Col. Joe Kittinger\, who travelled to space without needing a rocket\, under an ultra-high atmosphere balloon.\nMikhail Lomonosov discovered the atmosphere of Venus during a rare transit. Soviet exploration of Venus needed to pressure-cook the Venera planetary probes\, making them tougher than battle-tanks\, so as to survive landing\, and take the first photos on its overpowering atmospheric conditions\, and the unending lighting of the ‘Veneran Electric Dragon’\nDave Grinspoon (who writes for Sky & Telescope every once in a while\, and got asteroid 22410 named after him recently) introduces us to the nature of the atmospheres of other planets\, moving through Venus\,\nto Mars. Andy Ingersoll discusses the Ecosphere of a star\, and then turns to the Gas Giants. Dr. Alvin Seiff has in turn designed Galileo’s atmospheric probe of Jupiter’s clouds.\nSaturn is next\, with the coming exploration by Cassini\, and the moon Titan\, the only moon in our Solar System with its own thick atmosphere.\n \nSince 1999\, there have been many developments in understanding the atmospheres of the planets and moons of our Solar Systems\, and the exoplanets beyond:\n\n\nHuygens has landed on Titan\, and the atmospheric conditions are now well described.\nWe know a lot more about the great cycles of Venus’ atmosphere\nWe have been able to confirm the comet-like tails of planets like Venus\, where the atmosphere is being stripped away by solar winds.\nWith the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope\, it is now possible to sample those ‘tails’ by IR Spectroscopy\, and measure their content.\nIn some cases\, we can even detect if those atmospheres contain bio-markers for those present in the Ecosphere of their parent stars.\n\n————–
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-november-2025/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251027T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20251027T210000
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SUMMARY:Film Night October -  The Planets - 25 Years Later : Star
DESCRIPTION:The Planets – 25 Years Later : Star\n \nThe sun is literally the centre of the Solar System – indeed\, it takes its name from the Roman personification of the Sun as deity\, in Latin.\nFor most of humanity’s time on the Earth\, the sun has often been seen as the epitome of perfection of form\, and agreed upon as the source of all light\, warmth and energy – which it is.\nBut how does the sun relate to the Planets ? Starting with Galileo Galilei\, we learned that the sun is not perfect – there are sunspots. \nFather Giovanni Secchi at the Vatican observatory proved spectroscopically that the Sun is a star. \nWith time\, we have come to know that the planets formed together with the sun – and the observed development of the planetary systems of other stars has confirmed this more and more as time goes by.\nThe influence of the sun is very great – even at the poles in complete darkness\, the Solar Wind paints Aurorae on the skies above. Eugene Parker computed that there would be a supersonic solar wind – and exploration of\nMercury in the space age proved him to have been conservative – the sun is even more violent. The Skylab mission\, and Voyager 2 have both expanded our conception of the limits of the Sun and\nthe Solar System in turn.\n \nSince 1999\, the Sun continues to fuel science and exploration :\n\n\nOrbiting Observatories of the Sun – SOHO\, Ulysses – and the mapping of the Corona\, as well as the and discovery of new comets.\nThe Parker solar probe – in flight since 2018\, doing Coronal dives\nThe Solar Space Fleet – STEREO\, Parker\, PUNCH\, Hinode\nAurorae of the Gas Giants\nImaging the stars – The spots of Betelguese and other stars\nExoplanets and their aurorae visible from light years away\nThe Star Upon the Earth – controlled fusion reactors of the future.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-october-the-planets-25-years-later-star/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250922T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250922T210000
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SUMMARY:Film Night September - The Planets - 25 Years Later : Moon
DESCRIPTION:The Planets – 25 Years Later : Moon \nThe Earth’s moon has been the companion in the sky\, marking the seasons\, the year\, the tides\, and even the biology of all life on earth. But what is it ? From rock\, to a dust ball – to green cheese – speculation has abounded until 1957 when the first spacecraft of human construction\, Sputnik 1\, opened the Solar System to human exploration. The moon was one of our earliest targets\, as the nearest – and most arrestingly mysterious yet beautiful – celestial body. Men flew around the moon in 1968 with Apollo 8 at Christmas time that troubled year\, and landed on the moon in July 1969 with the success of Apollo 11 – and humanity at last touched\, and walked on the moon. Since that time\, and since 1999\, there’s been a lot of exploration of the moon – and there is more to come. And that’s before we consider the other moons of the Solar System\, still more amazing… \nRefinements in lunar exploration\, with low orbits\, pioneered with Clementine (after which a lunar orbit is named)\nIrrefutable proof we went there – photos of the landers from the exploration ships of multiple countries\nStill going strong since 1969 – the ALSEP laser reflectors. Dusty\, but working…\nCaptures of lunar impacts by amateurs in recent years – there are new craters being made all the time…\nThe discovery of water ice at both poles of the moon.\nThe rediscovery of the concept of the ‘Lunar Arecibo’ on the Dark Side\nTriumphs of the Kerbal Space Program in terms of recent lunar mishaps of landers ….\nForthcoming explorations of the moon by robot probe and manned missions in the years to come
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-september-5/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory\, 670 Manukau Rd\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250825T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250825T210000
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SUMMARY:Film Night August 2025 - The Planets \, 25 years later : Giants
DESCRIPTION:The gas-giant planets of our Solar System have been the subject of interest and study for millennia. Their light and brightness gave them titles from that of Ancient Roman gods. When Galileo Galilei turned his telescope to Jupiter\, he was able to prove that not everything revolves around the sun\, and so started the development of Astronomy as one of the cornerstones of science and knowledge. After learning to fly\, we started to explore the Solar System soon thereafter. The best ships we had could get us to Jupiter\, and it was supreme good fortune that the Grand Opportunity arrived in the 1970’s to allow Pioneer 10 & 11\, and then Voyager 1 and 2 to visit the giant planets\, and their moons\, for the first time. \nSince then\, humanity has returned to the Giants\, and there are more plans to do so. Observations from the earth\, and earth orbit\, continue to reveal new things about the giants\, both in this solar system\, and beyond. \nUnderstanding why we are here : Jupiter\, the asteroid belt\, and gravitational sweeping.\nReturning to the Giants : Juno\, and more to come.\nJupiter and Saturn’s growing retinue of moons (there are hundreds now !)\nThe Vera C. Rubin observatory and the Giants – more moons are likely.\nLooking for life – exploration of Europa and Titan\nThe outer worlds – the Jupiter-class gas giants orbiting other stars – the Space Oddities.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-august-2025-the-planets-25-years-later-giants/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250728T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250728T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222400
CREATED:20250726T222247Z
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SUMMARY:Film Night July - The Planets - 25 years Later
DESCRIPTION:Terra Firma \nLast month\, members of the society were interested in the difference between a volcano crater and meteor crater\, as both of these are structures we can see on the surfaces of the earth\, and the moon using even the smallest of telescopes. Space travel has let us find vulcanism everywhere in the Solar System\, and we are starting to find evidence of it on exoplanets. \nVulcanism on the Earth and Moon\nThe mighty volcanoes of Mars\, and the formation of Mariner Valley\nThe lava plains of Venus\, and its mapping\nVulcanism of the Galilean Moons of Jupiter\nThe geysers of Triton \nDevelopments since 1999 : \nVulcanism of Venus – observed eruptions\nThe changing face of Io\nEvidence of geological processes of the Exoplanets
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-july-the-planets-25-years-later/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory\, 670 Manukau Rd\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250512T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250512T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222400
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SUMMARY:Film Night May 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Star by HG Wells.\n \nWhile it is fiction\, it’s Astronomical SF of the very best sort\, set in the late 19th Century\, when our understanding of multi-body dynamics was getting very good. The animations are made using AI\, which is no bad thing – the enthusiasts created it saved a fortune in animating it that way.\n \nThen\, this will be followed by Gliese 710 and its expected entry into the Solar System millennia from now.\nA short slide show of nearby stars\, just to get a grip on what’s in the Local Fluff.\n 
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-may-2025/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory\, 670 Manukau Rd\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241028T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241028T211500
DTSTAMP:20260430T222400
CREATED:20241025T100905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241026T205847Z
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SUMMARY:Film Night October
DESCRIPTION:We are running one full length film tonight.  We look forwards to seeing you there. \n \nThe film we are playing tonight covers many different subjects.  It looks at SpaceX Projects\, Space Communications\, how partnerships with private companies like Boeing and SpaceX are reshaping space travel and much more.  This is a well put together\, very interesting film.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-september-4/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240826T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240826T211500
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
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SUMMARY:Film Night August
DESCRIPTION:We are running two films tonight on our Solar System \nWe look forwards to seeing you there. \n  \nWe are Star Dust & Everything we see is in the Past | Astronomical Space Documentary Episodes 1 & 2\n \nDamon Scotting spent six years making this very engaging documentary.  We are viewing episodes 1 & 2 of 6 \n  \nThe Search for Alien Life | BBC The Sky at Night\n \nThe Sky at Night team investigate the latest science in the hunt for extraterrestrial life. Scientists have never been more obsessed …
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-august-3/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240722T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240722T213000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20240718T102129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240721T013703Z
UID:2441-1721678400-1721683800@www.astronomy.org.nz
SUMMARY:Film Night July
DESCRIPTION:We are running two films tonight on our Solar System \nWe look forwards to seeing you there. \n  \nA Deep Dive Into The Mysteries Of Mars | Astrum – 4K\n \nA refresh of the Astrum ‘Our Solar System’ series\, updated to reflect all we’ve learned about our planetary neighbourhood in the last few years \n  \nEight Wonders Of Our Solar System | The Planets | BBC Earth Science\n \nDiscover the most memorable events in the history of our solar system. Travel to the surface of these dynamic worlds to witness the moments of high drama that uniquely shaped each one.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-july-2/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240624T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240624T211500
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20240620T004523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240623T020359Z
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SUMMARY:Film Night June
DESCRIPTION:We are running two films tonight \nWe look forwards to seeing you there. \nWhy Venera Went Silent on Venus | Astrum\n \nWhat caused Venera Space Ship to fail so quickly after a successful landing on Venus.  This documentary explains why and shows the only images of Venus ever to be captured from it’s surface. \n  \nUncovering the Secrets of the International Space Station (Full Episode) | Superstructures\n \nWhat makes up the ISS.  How did we fly it all up into orbit.  Did you know the ISS has emergency escape pods ready to un-dock at a moments notice\, to drop towards Earth\, and that the Astronauts have had to occupy these during recent potential catastrophic events.  These subjects and more will be covered is this documentary.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-may-2/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240527T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240527T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20240519T095650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240525T231929Z
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SUMMARY:Film Night May
DESCRIPTION:We are running two  films tonight \nWe look forwards to seeing you there. \nExoplanets and Antarctica “Searching for exoplanets from Antarctica.” | BBC: The Sky at Night\n \nThe Sky at Night team report on the new scientific methods being used to detect exoplanets and how the winter darkness of Antarctica is critical to their success. \nIn our quest to find planets that aren’t too up close and personal with their parent stars\, we must inevitably search for signals that are both long in duration and infrequent in occurrence. Our own Earth as viewed in transit by (probably) clever alien astronomers would cast a roughly eight hour-long shadows on the Sun\, only once every 365 days. Signals like this need long\, uninterrupted and clear nights\, with very stable conditions. ASTEP enjoys all of these\, simply by virtue of its location. \n \nThe Closest Planet Outside Our Solar System Is Almost Within Reach | Proxima Centauri\n \nSince its discovery over 100 years ago\, it has captivated astronomers the world over.  As if the paradoxes of this star weren’t alluring enough\, scientists have recently discovered a seemingly Earth-like exoplanet in its orbit\, opening conversations about interstellar colonisation. \nIt lies so despairingly close\, yet would take generations to reach.  Newer techniques like solar sails or nuclear propulsion might make such a trip possible within a human lifetime. \n 
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-may-exoplanets-and-antarctica-searching-for-exoplanets-from-antarctica-bbc-the-sky-at-night/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240422T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240422T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
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SUMMARY:Film Night April - Exploring our Mind-Blowing Universe | BBC Earth Science
DESCRIPTION:We are running one full length film tonight \nWe look forwards to seeing you there. \nExploring our Mind-Blowing Universe | BBC Earth Science\n \nEmbark on a fascinating journey through the wonders of our universe in this mind-expanding exploration of celestial marvels and cosmic mysteries.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-april-2/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240226T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240226T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20240131T054147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240226T054202Z
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SUMMARY:Film Night February
DESCRIPTION:We are running two films tonight \nWe look forwards to seeing you there. \nSpace Race to the Moon\n \nThe US space agency has announced the Artemis III mission to land four astronauts  September 2026.  What was involved in the first moon landing.  We are playing part one of a two part documentary on the Moon-landing project conducted by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the 1960s and ’70s \n  \nThe Deepest We Have Ever Seen Into the Sun\n \nHow viewing the Sun in ultraviolet can uncover its secrets\, and much more.  This short film has stunning images.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-february-2/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20231127T080000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20231127T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20231113T055208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231118T212057Z
UID:2188-1701072000-1701104400@www.astronomy.org.nz
SUMMARY:Film Night November
DESCRIPTION:We are running two films tonight \nWe look forwards to seeing you there. \n  \n \nNASA’s Stunning Discoveries on Jupiter’s Largest Moons Our Solar System’s Moons\nA deep dive into the four Galilean moons of Jupiter: Io\, Europa\, Ganymede and Callisto \n  \n \n  \nVoyager 1 Has Made “Impossible” Discovery after 45 Years in Space \nEven after 45 years\, this remarkable spacecraft along with Voyager 2\, continues to provide scientists with updated insights about space.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-october-3/
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230731T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230731T211500
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20230706T234513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230716T100923Z
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SUMMARY:Film Night July
DESCRIPTION:We have one film running tonight.  The film will run for the full hour.  We look forwards to seeing you there. \n \nGuides to the Stars | BBC The Sky at Night\nThe Sky at night team tell us about the stars including excerpts from their series run over the last 50 years.  This is a informative and entertaining film\, and it comes highly recommended.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-july/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230522T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230522T211500
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20230510T014323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230517T214416Z
UID:1941-1684785600-1684790100@www.astronomy.org.nz
SUMMARY:Film Night May
DESCRIPTION:We have two great films running tonight\, we look forwards to seeing you there. \n  \nInside Gods Observatory Special | BBC The Sky at Night\nThe team have been granted rare access to the Vatican and its observatory\, the Specola Vaticana\, where they explore its rich history and contemporary cutting-edge science. \nPresented by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Professor Chris Lintott. \nProfessor Chris Lintott is also a guest speaker at this years RSANZ Conference. \nPlease visit https://www.astronomy.org.nz/2023-rasnz-conference for further information about the conference.  Note that as a Society member\, you are entitled to a discount off the full price of the event. \n  \nWhy Is Everything Made Of Atoms? | History of the Universe\nBuilding on recent topics covered at our meetings\, we are running this easy to follow\, and highly entertaining\, documentary on atoms. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-may/
LOCATION:Fickling Convention Centre\, 546 Mt Albert Rd\, Three Kings\, Auckland\, 1042
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230424T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230424T213000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
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SUMMARY:Film Night April
DESCRIPTION:We have two great films running tonight\, we look forwards to seeing you there. \n  \nAre We Alone in the Universe | By Professor Charlie Lineweaver\nCharley will present the results of a worldwide survey asking people “Are We Alone?”. He will try to figure out if this question makes any sense…and discuss what the words “we” and “alone” mean. \nCharley is one of the guest speakers at this years RSANZ Conference\, hosted by the AAS at Waipuna Lodge Conference Centre. \n  \nThe Search for Alien Life | BBC The Sky at Night 2023\nThe Sky at Night team investigate the latest science in the hunt for extraterrestrial life. \nPresented by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Professor Chris Lintott. \nProfessor Chris Lintott is also a guest speaker at this years RSANZ Conference. \nPlease visit https://www.astronomy.org.nz/2023-rasnz-conference for further information about the conference.  Note that as a Society member\, you are entitled to a discount off the full price of the event.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-april/
LOCATION:Fickling Convention Centre\, 546 Mt Albert Rd\, Three Kings\, Auckland\, 1042
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230327T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230327T213000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20230319T223600Z
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SUMMARY:Film Night
DESCRIPTION:We have two great films running tonight.  We look forwards to seeing you there. \nHow Earth Moves\nThis is a well worth watching documentary\, explaining the movement of the Earth in an easy to understand format. \nIt gives an easy to understand explanation on the Solstice also clarifying Sidereal time\, Julian time and why we use Gregorian time.  All relative to “How Earth Moves” \n  \nEight Wonders Of Our Solar System | The Planets | BBC Earth Lab\nDiscover the most memorable events in the history of our solar system. Travel to the surface of these dynamic worlds to witness the moments of high drama that uniquely shaped each one
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night/
LOCATION:Fickling Convention Centre\, 546 Mt Albert Rd\, Three Kings\, Auckland\, 1042
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230227T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230227T211500
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20230218T125520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230226T012439Z
UID:1814-1677528000-1677532500@www.astronomy.org.nz
SUMMARY:Film Night February
DESCRIPTION:We have two exciting films tonight: \nCan Nuclear Propulsion Take Us to Mars?\nThere are different propulsion systems available for space flight however each has advantages and limitations.  This film will help us understand the differences. \nThe Cosmic Clock\nThe cosmic clock effects everything\, from the far reaches of the universe to right here on Earth\, from the beginning of our universe to now. Witness the steady ticking of the universe’s clock through the eyes of creatures on Earth.  Narrated by Morgan Freeman.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-february/
LOCATION:Fickling Convention Centre\, 546 Mt Albert Rd\, Three Kings\, Auckland\, 1042
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221024T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20221024T211500
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20221010T094010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221023T003555Z
UID:1708-1666641600-1666646100@www.astronomy.org.nz
SUMMARY:Film Night October 24th
DESCRIPTION:We have two exciting films tonight \n  \nLife of a Universe – Part 1\n \nIn this two-part special\, Professor Brian Cox tackles the biggest story of them all – how did the Universe come into being? \n  \nBBC The Sky at Night – The Sky at Day\n \nThe Sky at Night team reveals how stargazers can overcome cloudy weather by pointing their telescopes at the sky when it’s still light.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-october-24th/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20220926T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20220926T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20220826T131037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220910T105436Z
UID:1650-1664222400-1664226000@www.astronomy.org.nz
SUMMARY:Film Night September 26th
DESCRIPTION:We have two exciting short films tonight: \nArtemis I – Path to the Pad: The Rocket\n \nHave you ever wondered what it takes to assemble the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built?  This is the lead up to Nasa’s test flight in anticipation of the next Manned space flight to the moon. \n  \nBBC The Sky at Night 2022 – The James Webb Road Trip\nThe Sky at Night team meets the scientists in the UK researching the astonishing new data returned by the James Webb Space Telescope.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-september-26th/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20220822T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20220822T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20220803T110234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220803T110234Z
UID:1611-1661198400-1661202000@www.astronomy.org.nz
SUMMARY:Film Night August - Cosmic Radiation
DESCRIPTION:What are the different forms of radiation arriving on earth\, where in the universe does it come from\, how is it detected and what can it tell us. August film night looks at these subjects with  contributions from various research centres and observatories. \n 
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-august-cosmic-radiation/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20220725T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20220725T211500
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20220711T090834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220713T044837Z
UID:1553-1658779200-1658783700@www.astronomy.org.nz
SUMMARY:Film Night July
DESCRIPTION:A Journey to Our Nearest Stars – Part 1\nThe universe is full of all kinds of stars – from tiny red dwarves to majestic blue giants. Some of them dimly twinkle for billions of years while others burn up almost instantly by space standards. \nToday we are travelling to some of the most exciting ones\, with every new star we come across further and further away from our home planet. This journey of thousands of light years will start near our closest star – the Sun. Together with the Parker probe we will brush its scorching corona and take a peek in its fiery depths. After that we will leave our home system to go around Alpha Centauri and check out some exoplanets located closest to the Earth. \nA Journey to Our Nearest Stars – Part 2\nWe continue our journey visiting Betelgeuse and then onto WR102 which is believed to be the hottest star in the known universe.  So hot that it turns all objects in its vicinity into ash. \nWe look forwards to viewing this exciting and informative film with you
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-july-25th/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20220627T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20220627T211500
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20220612T102926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220623T041038Z
UID:1503-1656360000-1656364500@www.astronomy.org.nz
SUMMARY:Film Night June 27
DESCRIPTION:We are running two films tonight: \nSearch For the Edge of Space\nThe universe has long captivated us with its immense scales of distance and time. Many astronomers today have come to believe that what we can see represents only a small fraction of all there is. They are pioneering bold new theories that describe a cosmic landscape that extends far beyond the limits of our vision. What lies beyond the streams of galaxies that extend as far as our telescopes can see? Where does it all end? How do we fit within it? \nBBC The Sky at Night Destination Moon 2022\n2022 marks the fiftieth year since an astronaut last set foot on the moon. The Sky at Night team looks back at the legacy of the Apollo programme and forward to the future of lunar exploration.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-june-27/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20220523T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20220523T213000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20220502T072500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220521T230600Z
UID:1401-1653336000-1653341400@www.astronomy.org.nz
SUMMARY:Film Night May 23
DESCRIPTION:Space Exploration – The Age of Hubble \n& \nBBC The Sky at Night – The Pillars of Creation. \nWe welcome you back to our first movie night for some time\, with a fantastic film. \nFrom how Stars are made to chemical reactions in space and much much more\, these two films are highly recommended. \nWe look forwards to watching this with you\, in person\, at Stardome Observatory & Planetarium
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/movie-night-may-23/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory & Planetarium\, 670 Manukau Road\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20210823T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20210823T213000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20210802T074102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210820T104555Z
UID:1129-1629748800-1629754200@www.astronomy.org.nz
SUMMARY:Film Night August - Cosmic Rays
DESCRIPTION:Film Night postponed due to lockdown. \n  \nAn Introduction and four short films looking at Cosmic Rays: what they are\, how they are detected and what do they tell us. \nAugust Film Night hosted by Ken Hulls
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-august/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory\, 670 Manukau Rd\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20210524T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20210524T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20210511T073542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210511T073717Z
UID:1027-1621886400-1621890000@www.astronomy.org.nz
SUMMARY:Film Night MAY - SUPER MASSIVE BLACK HOLES.
DESCRIPTION:MAY  Film Night: Super Massive Black Holes \nAt May Film night Ken Hulls uses two films to look in detail at Super Massive Black Holes. \nAfter an introduction\, the first looks in detail at the prediction and subsequent discovery of the super massive 4.5 million solar mass black hole at the middle of the Milky Way\, explaining the science and techniques involved. The second looks in detail at the making of the photograph of the 6.5 Billion solar mass black hole at the centre of the M87 galaxy\, published in late 2019 with update March 2021. The film looks at how the photograph of this object\, which is 55 million light years away was made\, and what it tells us. \n 
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-may-super-massive-black-holes/
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20210322T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20210322T213000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20210319T131139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210319T132411Z
UID:920-1616443200-1616448600@www.astronomy.org.nz
SUMMARY:March Film Night - Solar Superstorms
DESCRIPTION:This documentary is about the turbulent nature of solar activity\, how superstorms (coronal mass ejection) that occur on the sun have impacted Earth in the past\, and what threat they may pose to us in the future. \nThe main film is 50 minutes long and will be followed by the September 2020 Sky at Night Show about new discoveries in the atmosphere of Venus (30 minutes long).
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/march-film-night-_-solar-superstorms/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory\, 670 Manukau Rd\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20200824T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20200824T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20200719T105109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200820T043909Z
UID:578-1598299200-1598299200@www.astronomy.org.nz
SUMMARY:Film Night - August - Cancelled due to Covid19
DESCRIPTION:Cancelled.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-august-the-quasar-enigma/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory\, 670 Manukau Rd\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Film Night
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20200720T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20200720T220000
DTSTAMP:20260430T222401
CREATED:20200719T103050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200719T103050Z
UID:563-1595275200-1595282400@www.astronomy.org.nz
SUMMARY:Film Night - July - Large Hadron Collider
DESCRIPTION:In 2019 Ken Hulls organized a guided tour of the Large Hadron Collider and was joined on the visit by Alistair Emerson. The LHC is the most powerful particle accelerator on the planet and uses that power to reproduce energy levels and particle collisions just as they were in the universe seconds after time began. Film Night looks at: the why and how of the LHC doing that\, what the LHC has enabled us to discover and just as importantly what are the big questions which remain and how they might be solved. These questions directly relate to our understanding of how the universe evolved and why it is the way it is.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-july-large-hadron-collider/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory\, 670 Manukau Rd\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Film Night
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