Practical Astronomy August – Names and Catalogues.
Names and Catalogues Ever wondered about the designations Astronomical Objects such as M 22, NGC 104, HD 207098, or the names given to comets and asteroids. In this talk we […]
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Stardome Observatory 670 Manukau Rd, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand
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Film Night August 2025 – The Planets , 25 years later : Giants
Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, AucklandThe gas-giant planets of our Solar System have been the subject of interest and study for millennia. Their light and brightness gave them titles from that of Ancient Roman gods. […]
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Introduction to Astronomy September 2025
Stardome Observatory 670 Manukau Rd, Epsom, Auckland, New ZealandExploring the Moon What we learned from the Apollo Programme Exploring the Moon What we learned from the Apollo Programme Whether you attended the two previous talks on the […]
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Monthly Meeting September – The most surprising discoveries from our universe – with Chris Lintott
Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, AucklandThis is a screening of a Gresham College Astronomy Lecture. When capturing the first glimpses of the earliest galaxies, the Hubble Space Telescope was focused on a region of space […]
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Emerging Astronomers September – How small are we?
Imagine this: if the Sun were shrunk to the size of a beachball, Earth would be no bigger than a peppercorn, rolling around 30 meters away. That’s how tiny our […]