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SUMMARY:New Zealand Rocket Association National Launch Day
DESCRIPTION:The AAS intend to have volunteers at this event for public outreach.\n \nLocation and further information here:\n \nhttps://www.nzrocketry.org.nz/events/national-launch-day\n \nIf you would like to volunteer and help with the solar viewing using the Society’s solar telescope and 8″ Dobsonian fitted with a solar filter\, or if you have your own solar viewing equipment\, please let me know by Friday February 24th so that we can notify the organisers of the names of volunteers. Otherwise you’ll have to pay the standard entry charge!!!\n \nNiven –  events@astronomy.org.nz
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/new-zealand-rocket-association-national-launch-day/
CATEGORIES:Public Outreach
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230306T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230306T210000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Astronomy
DESCRIPTION:Revealing the Youngest Stars in the Galaxy\nUsing recent images from the James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes\, we will examine previously unseen features in various regions of star formation to identify different types of infant stars and their associated structures. You will learn the difference between protostars\, pre-main sequence stars and Herbig-Haro objects\, plus how our Sun formed and matured into its current main sequence stage\, along with eight planets forming the Solar System. Attendees will receive a four-page handout and\, importantly\, chocolate. \nWe look forward to seeing you all there for this informative and engaging evening of discovery.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/introduction-to-astronomy/
LOCATION:Fickling Convention Centre\, 546 Mt Albert Rd\, Three Kings\, Auckland\, 1042
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230313T200000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting March - Breakthrough-Listen Search for Intelligent Life
DESCRIPTION:For centuries\, humans have gazed at the night sky and wondered if any intelligent life forms like us might be out there. In 2015\, the Breakthrough Foundation gave a $100 million grant to the University of California at Berkeley to undertake the most comprehensive search for signals from an extra-terrestrial civilization. Dr. Croft describes the project\, introduces the many radio telescopes around the world it is using in the search\, and explains how modern technology\, including AI\, is being used to include more stars\, more frequencies (channels) and more ways a signal might be sent. \nThis is a rebroadcast of a recent Silicon Valley Lecture Series Lecture presented by Dr. Steve Croft (University of California\, Berkeley).
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/monthly-meeting-march-breakthrough-listen-search-for-intelligent-life/
LOCATION:Fickling Convention Centre\, 546 Mt Albert Rd\, Three Kings\, Auckland\, 1042
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230320T200000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230320T210000
DTSTAMP:20260502T224327
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SUMMARY:Practical Astronomy - The Autumn Night Sky
DESCRIPTION:This meeting will be one of our seasonal Night Sky reviews. As the planetarium is unavailable until the Stardome reopens\, we will review the Autumn Night Sky using desktop open source planetarium software. We will also investigate some of the features of the software that you can use for your own observation planning and learning the Night Sky.
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/practical-astronomy-the-autumn-night-sky/
LOCATION:Fickling Convention Centre\, 546 Mt Albert Rd\, Three Kings\, Auckland\, 1042
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Practical Astronomy
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230326T103000
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SUMMARY:Northern Star Party - March 2023
DESCRIPTION:This event is definitely back on\nWe are excited to announce the dates for the Northern Star Party\, 2023 held at Waharau Regional Park and hosted by the Auckland Astronomical Society.   We are holding the event over Friday 24th and Saturday 25th of March. Packing up on the morning of the 26th. \nIt will be a weekend of practical astronomy and dark sky observing.  It is great opportunity to spend a weekend viewing the sky from a dark site\, on Moonless nights\, though a range of different telescopes. Bring your telescope or binoculars\, but if you don’t have any there will be plenty there for you to look through.  Also the society has telescopes available for hire though the hire will have to be set up external to the camp.  Refer to the club for further details. \n               \n       \nDuring the day on Saturday\, there will be a full program of practical astronomy – how to use equipment and various types of telescopes\, new equipment demonstrations and an astrophotography workshop. \nFilms will be shown in the early evening on Friday and if appropriate on Saturday. \nThe full  information pack and agenda will be released shortly.  We just wanted to get the dates out so that you can lock them in now! \n  \n\n\n\nPrices\nMembers\nNon-members\n\n\nEarly Bird paid by 18th March\n$20\n$40\n\n\nStandard\n$30\n$50\n\n\n\n  \nNo one night price. \nTo book\, please log into Hello Club  at https://members.astronomy.org.nz/public/event/62d8d08ceb3d823b0200accc/2022-northern-star-party-confirmed-for-march-2023 \nProgram: \nFriday: Viewing\, movie (TBC) \nSaturday: \nWorkshops: Midday to 4:30 pm. \n\n\n\nTime\nActivity\nDetails\n\n\n12:00 – 14:00\nAstronomy Equipment\nFamiliarisation\, maintenance\, collimation\, etc\n\n\n14:30 – 16:00\nAstronomy Processing\nBasic introduction into processing using PixInsight\n\n\n16:30 – 18:00\nTelescope trail\nTelescope trail\n\n\n\n  \nViewing from 19:00\, movie (TBC) \nFood: BYO – walk-in fridge and kitchen available. Tea\, coffee\, milo (morning/afternoon tea) supplied. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/__trashed-2/
LOCATION:Waharau Regional Park\, 1748 East Coast Rd\, Orere Point\, Whakatiwai\, 2473
CATEGORIES:Dark Sky Party
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230327T200000
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SUMMARY:Film Night
DESCRIPTION:We have two great films running tonight.  We look forwards to seeing you there. \nHow Earth Moves\nThis is a well worth watching documentary\, explaining the movement of the Earth in an easy to understand format. \nIt gives an easy to understand explanation on the Solstice also clarifying Sidereal time\, Julian time and why we use Gregorian time.  All relative to “How Earth Moves” \n  \nEight Wonders Of Our Solar System | The Planets | BBC Earth Lab\nDiscover the most memorable events in the history of our solar system. Travel to the surface of these dynamic worlds to witness the moments of high drama that uniquely shaped each one
URL:https://www.astronomy.org.nz/event/film-night/
LOCATION:Fickling Convention Centre\, 546 Mt Albert Rd\, Three Kings\, Auckland\, 1042
CATEGORIES:AAS Meetings,Film Night
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