The Sun – Our Nearest Star What’s going on and why? Our nearest star, the Sun, is vital to life on Earth; but what do we know about it? Tonight, […]
Imaging magnetic fields using polarization with Prof Willem Van Straten. Abstract: The polarization state of electromagnetic radiation from the Universe around us is rich with additional information about the […]
This will be one of our quarterly Nights Sky reviews in the Planetarium. We will review the Winter Constellations and some of the deep sky objects to be found in […]
Guest Speaker: John Drummod. John owns and operates the Possum Observatory complex at Patutahi, 12km west of Gisborne. He owns a 50cm diameter, two 41cm, a 35cm and smaller telescopes. […]
WinJUPOS with Stephen Dean Stephen Dean has generously agreed to present to the group at our July meeting. He will be giving an overview on WinJUPOS and a quick tutorial […]