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  • Practical Astronomy October – Visual Observing

    Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

    This month we will be discussing visual observing, including the way the human eye works, optics and eyepieces, sky conditions, ambient light and observing targets, from the Sun to galaxies.

  • Film Night October – The Cosmos 45 Years Later – Traveller’s Tales

    Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

    Episode 6: Traveller’s Tales Subject: Voyager missions to Jupiter and Saturn; planetary atmospheres, rings, moons (Io volcanoes, Titan). 45 Years Later: Voyager 2 completed grand tour (Uranus/Neptune 1986/1989); both probes […]

  • Introduction to Astronomy November 2026

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

    Journey through the Solar System Our guest speaker, Jonathan Park of the Hamilton Astronomical Society, will take us on a journey through the Solar System, stopping at each planet along […]

  • 2026 Annual Burbidge Dinner

    Sorrento In the Park Cornwall Park, Auckland, New Zealand

    This is the Annual Burbidge Dinner held in honour of the principle founder of the Auckland Astronomical Society, Professor Percy Burbidge. Prior to the start of dinner we will be […]