Astrophotography Group November

Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

Tonight we have an introduction to DeepSkyStacker by Eric Chiu.  DeepSkyStacker is a freeware for astrophotographers that simplifies all the pre-processing steps of deep sky pictures. This will be followed […]

Practical Astronomy November – variable stars

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

Variable 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 […]

Film Night November

Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

We have two exciting films tonight   Life of a Universe - Part 2 In this second part of a two-part special, Professor Brian Cox tackles the biggest story of […]

Introduction to Astronomy December 2022

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

Regions of Star Formation Part 1 – Home to Massive Stars Massive stars are considered those that ultimately end their lives as supernova explosions to become neutron stars or black […]

Young Astronomers December

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

In the final Young Astronomers meeting for 2022, the Young Astronomers will demonstrate their solutions to the lunar landing problem.