Practical Astronomy August – Telescope Clinic

Stardome Observatory 670 Manukau Rd, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand

This month we will be running a Telescope clinic, demonstrating care and maintenance of various telescope types, including collimation and cleaning. Bring along your questions.

Film Night August – Cosmic Rays

Stardome Observatory 670 Manukau Rd, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand

Film Night postponed due to lockdown.   An Introduction and four short films looking at Cosmic Rays: what they are, how they are detected and what do they tell us. […]

Variable Stars

Online

This meeting will be online via the Society youtube channel. The topic will be variable stars, including recurrent Novae, Cephied variables and others. This extra talk is being held on […]

Introduction to Astronomy September 2021

Online

Open & Globular Star Clusters So Different but so Similar By Chris Benton   Aim – To compare & contrast features of open & globular star clusters discussing their differences […]