Practical Astronomy – Telescope maintenance.

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

AAS Curator of instruments Steve Hennerley will be explaining the do's and don'ts of telescope maintenance, including topics such as cleaning of the optics and collimation. This will be an […]

Film Night May

Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

We are running two  films tonight We look forwards to seeing you there. Exoplanets and Antarctica "Searching for exoplanets from Antarctica." | BBC: The Sky at Night The Sky at […]

Monthly Meeting June – Is it Aliens? The Most Unusual Star in the Galaxy

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

Boyajian's star, a faint and unprepossessing presence in the constellation of Cygnus, attracted astronomers' attention when it began to flicker alarmingly. We will discuss explanations for its behaviour, from disintegrating […]

Practical Astronomy June – The Winter Night Sky

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

This month will be one of our seasonal planetarium sessions where we will review the constellations of the winter night sky and the deep sky objects found within them.