Monthly Meeting June – Is it Aliens? The Most Unusual Star in the Galaxy

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

Boyajian's star, a faint and unprepossessing presence in the constellation of Cygnus, attracted astronomers' attention when it began to flicker alarmingly. We will discuss explanations for its behaviour, from disintegrating […]

Practical Astronomy June – The Winter Night Sky

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

This month will be one of our seasonal planetarium sessions where we will review the constellations of the winter night sky and the deep sky objects found within them.

Young Astronomers June – The Solar System

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

Are you interested in the planets of the solar system? Why does Saturn have rings? Why is Mars red? Is Neptune truly deep blue like in Voyager 2's image? This […]

Film Night June

Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

We are running two films tonight We look forwards to seeing you there. Why Venera Went Silent on Venus | Astrum What caused Venera Space Ship to fail so quickly […]