Monthly Meeting December – Backyard Observing with Jennie McCormick
How does observing from your garden turn into serious astronomical research? We all know that astronomy is a diverse and exciting science, that is probably what got us into it […]
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Monthly Meeting February – Kumeu Observatory – Note the change to Tuesday evening.
OnlineThe Society operate the Kumeu Observatory, which over recent times, has been upgraded with a GSO 400mm Ritchey–Chrétien telescope and full frame cooled CMOS camera (QHY 600M) fitted with a […]
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Monthly Meeting March – Te Awamutu Space Centre
OnlineDave Owen (AKA "Space Dave") is the owner/manager of Te Awamutu SpaceCentre, an interactive museum that features space memorabilia,astronomy displays and activities. Customers include the generalpublic as well as schools, […]
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Monthy Meeting May – Cosmobiology: Recent Progress in Cosmology, Exoplanets, and the Prerequisites for Life in the Universe
Stardome Observatory 670 Manukau Rd, Epsom, Auckland, New ZealandIn this talk, astrobiologist Dr Charles Lineweaver discusses the history of life on Earth and what we can deduce from our understanding of the universe about the existence and history […]
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Monthly Meeting June
Stardome Observatory 670 Manukau Rd, Epsom, Auckland, New ZealandPrecision Metrology of the Sky: Advances and Problems of VLBI Astrometry The use of Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) technique revolutionizes modern astrometry. It surpasses Gaia’s positional accuracy and allows […]