Guest Speaker: John Drummod. John owns and operates the Possum Observatory complex at Patutahi, 12km west of Gisborne. He owns a 50cm diameter, two 41cm, a 35cm and smaller telescopes. […]
Guest Speaker : Dr. Heloise F. Stevance, MPhys, AFHEA, PhD Research Fellow in Astrophysics When massive stars reach the end of their lives they undergo a supernovae explosion powered by […]
This talk will cover the change in outdoor lighting over the past decade with reference to the "new" technology of LED light sources. Included will be the implications of light […]
Burbidge Lecture: Diving through exoplanet atmospheres 8:00pm The study of exoplanets, planets that orbit stars other than the Sun, is fascinating new field of research. The question "how do stars […]
How does observing from your garden turn into serious astronomical research? We all know that astronomy is a diverse and exciting science, that is probably what got us into it […]