• 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 […]

  • Practical Astronomy – The study of Occultations

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

    In this meeting Michael Camilleri will give a presentation on Occultations and what can be learned from them. An occultation in astronomy is an event where one astronomical object, such […]

  • Monthly Meeting May – Rocks from Space

    Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

    Rocks from Space with Professor Jonti Horner Jonti first became interested in astronomy at the age of five, after seeing the BBC TV programme ‘The Sky at Night’, and soon […]