Practical Astronomy February – Telescopes and Mounts

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

To start the year for Practical Astronomy, we will be discussing the basics of telescopes and mounts. We will cover the common types of telescopes encountered by amateur astronomers and […]

Film Night February

Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

We are running two films tonight We look forwards to seeing you there. Space Race to the Moon The US space agency has announced the Artemis III mission to land […]

Introduction to Astronomy March 2023

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

Understanding the Observable Universe Guest Speaker: Jonathan Park Join us as we explore space and time to gain an understanding of the concept of the “observable universe". It may seem […]

Northern Star Party – March 8th to 10th

Waharau Regional Park 1748 East Coast Rd, Orere Point, Whakatiwai

Dark Sky Weekend We are excited to announce the dates for the first Northern Star Party for 2024 to  held at Waharau Regional Park and hosted by the Auckland Astronomical […]

Young Astronomers March – Solving the Mysteries of Galaxies

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

This month's meeting will be solving mysteries of galaxies! Some questions are, what are galaxies? Why are some of them S shaped and why do some of them look like […]