Special July Presentation – Polynesian navigation and ocean-going waka
Speaker 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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Stardome Observatory 670 Manukau Rd, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand
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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.
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Practical Astronomy November – variable stars
Stardome Observatory 670 Manukau Rd, Epsom, Auckland, New ZealandVariable Stars. Observation of variable stars has a long history with amateur astronomy. We will discuss the types of variable stars and how to observe them to obtain scientifically useful […]