Auckland Astronomical Society Inc

Film Night - April Jupiter Revealed
2019-04-22 20:00 - 21:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Stardome Observatory, 670 Manukau Rd, Epsom, Auckland, 1345, New Zealand
This months film is a 2018 documentary entitled “Jupiter Revealed” which gives an account of scientists current knowledge on Jupiter and how this has been added to by unmanned space probes, particularly Juno. It contains many interesting facts about the problems of sending spacecraft to this planet and about the importance of studying Jupiter to improving our understanding of the Solar System and its formation.

Practical Astronomy April - Celestial Navigation Basics.
2019-04-15 20:00 - 21:00
The aim of the night will be on the basics of celestial navigation.
We will explore:

– Celestial Spheres and Coordinate systems
– Position of the Sun over the year
– Position of the stars over the year
– Navigational techniques

Astrophotography Group - April, PixInsight - A brief intro
2019-04-15 20:00
Speaker/Host: Liam Murphy
Liam will introduce the popular astronomical image processing software PixInsight.
The talk will cover linear and non linear processing concepts, workflows and live demonstration of some stretching techniques.

Monthly Meeting - April - The Golden Age of Radio Astronomy
2019-04-08 20:00 - 21:00
The Golden Age of Radio Astronomy: Telescopes, Arrays, SKA and Beyond
Sergei Gulyaev is Professor of Astronomy at the Auckland University of Technology and Founding Director of the Institute for Radio Astronomy and Space Research. In his talk Sergei will outline the current status of radio astronomy both as science and technology. New radio telescopes united into intercontinental and global networks, compact arrays of radio telescopes, new instruments in the phases of design or construction – all contribute towards better understanding of objects and processes in the Cosmos. The talk will update on recent discoveries, and on the status of the most ambitious radio astronomy project of our time – the Square Kilometre Array.
The meeting will be followed by supper.
