• Monthly Meeting April – Little Red Dots

    Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

    100 years ago this year, Edwin Hubble published the first conclusive evidence that there were galaxies beyond the Milky Way. This lecture, using new results from our latest space telescopes […]

  • Northern Star Party – April 17th to April 19th 2026

    Dark Sky Weekend We are excited to announce the dates for the Northern Star Party for 2026 to  held at Waharau Regional Park and hosted by the Auckland Astronomical Society.  […]

  • Practical Astronomy April – Variable Stars

    Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

    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 data. This […]

  • 2026 Annual General Meeting

    The Auckland Astronomical Society 2026 Annual General Meeting. The agenda will include reports from Society Officers, Stardome report, Astronomy NZ Ltd report and election of officers for the AAS Council […]