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SUMMARY:Introduction to Astronomy June 2021
DESCRIPTION:The Sun – Our Nearest Star\nWhat’s going on and why?\nOur nearest star\, the Sun\, is vital to life on Earth; but what do we know about it? Tonight\, we discuss various intriguing facts and figures\, including where it resides and how it moves within our galaxy\, the Milky Way. Following illustrations of how the Sun was born and how it will evolve\, making Earth uninhabitable\, and then eventually die as a white dwarf\, diagrams will show you the internal structures of the Sun and how we know. Also\, learn the processes behind and the differences between Sunspots\, solar flares\, solar prominences and coronal mass ejections\, plus how they affect us on Earth. \nAttendees will enjoy our large screen while viewing two High-Definition NASA Videos of the Sun’s activity captured by solar observatories\, plus receive a comprehensive five-page handout of the material covered. \nWe look forward to seeing you all there to chat about the big round bright ball in our daytime sky!
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/introduction-to-astronomy-june-2020/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory\, 670 Manukau Rd\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Introduction To Astronomy
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SUMMARY:Gibbs Farm Dark Sky Observing Event
DESCRIPTION:Dark Sky Party at Gibbs Farm. \nSaturday 12 June. \nNumbers strictly limited so please register your attendance by sending an email to events@astronomy.org.nz or contacting Niven Brown on 021 935 261. \nEvent starts at 3:00 pm so you can explore the sculptures and exotic animals. Bring a picnic dinner. Gates close at 5:00 pm and the event finishes at 11:00 pm.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/gibbs-farm-dark-sky-observing-event/
LOCATION:Gibbs Farm\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Dark Sky Party
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20210614T190000
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SUMMARY:Young Astronomers June
DESCRIPTION:The Young Astronomers Group for Junior members discusses current topics in space exploration and astronomy.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/young-astronomers-june/
CATEGORIES:Young Astronomers
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting June - Imaging magnetic fields using polarization
DESCRIPTION:Imaging magnetic fields using polarization with Prof Willem Van Straten.\n \nAbstract: The polarization state of electromagnetic radiation from the Universe around us is rich with additional information about the physics of the emitting sources\, their environments\, and any intervening media through which signals propagate on their way to Earth.  In this talk\, I’ll introduce the basics of polarization (what it is\, how it is produced\, and how it is measured)\, and then review some of the ways in which it is applied in the field of astrophysics (e.g. Zeeman splitting\, Faraday rotation\, Thomson scattering\, curvature radiation\, synchrotron radiation\, etc.).  Topics covered will range from the large scale structure of magnetic fields in the cosmic web between galaxy clusters\, to the magnetic fields that power jets of relativistic plasma near the event horizons of supermassive black holes\, to the compact fields of neutron stars known as magnetars\, where the energy density in the magnetic field is sufficient to create a virtual plasma of matter and antimatter. \n  \nWillem van Straten is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Radio Astronomy and Space Research at Auckland University of Technology.  As an undergraduate in Canada\, he was preparing for a job in the space industry when he learned about radio astronomy and became obsessed with pulsars. Willem then completed his PhD on high-precision pulsar timing in Australia before undertaking post-doctoral and academic staff appointments at the Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy (ASTRON)\, The Centre for Gravitational Wave Astronomy (The University of Texas)\, and the Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing (Swinburne University of Technology). He works closely with international teams on large\, long-term projects\, he led the development of three scientific data analysis software packages that are used by the international community of pulsar astronomers\, and he successfully led the design of the pulsar timing instrumentation for the Square Kilometre Array.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/monthly-meeting-june/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory\, 670 Manukau Rd\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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SUMMARY:Practical Astronomy June - The Winter Night Sky
DESCRIPTION:This will be one of our quarterly Nights Sky reviews in the Planetarium. We will review the Winter Constellations and some of the deep sky objects to be found in them. \nIf the weather is clear\, we will continue after the Planetarium session with telescope viewing. \n 
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/practical-astronomy-june-the-winter-night-sky/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory\, 670 Manukau Rd\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Practical Astronomy
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SUMMARY:Film Night June - Planet Hunters - Billions of Habitable Planets in the Universe
DESCRIPTION:A documentary about the discovery of earth size exo-planets and how it was done. \nThe main film is 45 minutes long and will be followed by a 2021 Sky at Night show entitled “Mapping the Milky Way”
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night-june-planet-hunters-billions-of-habitable-planets-in-the-universe/
LOCATION:Stardome Observatory\, 670 Manukau Rd\, Epsom\, Auckland\, 1345\, New Zealand
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