Practical Astronomy – The Winter Night Sky
The Winter Night Sky review is normally held in June but this year, the Stardome will be holding Matariki events all nights of that week to mark the inaugural public […]
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Stardome Observatory 670 Manukau Rd, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand
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Special July Presentation – Polynesian navigation and ocean-going waka
Stardome Observatory 670 Manukau Rd, Epsom, Auckland, New ZealandSpeaker Stan Conrad I started my Voyaging in 1985 on the double-hull Voyaging Waka Hokule'a from Hawaii. Then in the year 1992 I captained the Voyaging Waka, Te Aurere, […]
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Practical Astronomy August – The Dobsonian Telescope
Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, AucklandThis month we will be discussing the Dobsonian Telescope, one of the more common telescope types used by amateur astronomers, primarily for visual observing. The Dobsonian consists of a Newtonian […]
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Practical Astronomy September – The Spring Night Sky
Stardome Observatory 670 Manukau Rd, Epsom, Auckland, New ZealandThis will be one of our seasonal Night Sky reviews. We will use the Digistar Planetarium to explore the constellations and deep sky objects of the Spring Night Sky. Weather […]
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Practical Astronomy October – Astronomical Object names and Catalogues.
Stardome Observatory 670 Manukau Rd, Epsom, Auckland, New ZealandThis month, we will be exploring astronomical naming conventions and object catalogues commonly encountered by amateur astronomers.