Practical Astronomy July – Sky Charting Software

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

The topic for this month will be Sky Charting Software. Sky Charting software can be used for planning your observing sessions, previewing Sky Events and even telescope and dome control […]

Practical Astronomy August

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

Names and Catalogues In this talk we will be discussing the IAU naming conventions for celestial objects along with the star and deep sky catalogues commonly encountered by amateur astronomers. […]

Practtical Astronomy September

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

The Spring Night Sky This will be one of our quarterly planetarium sessions where we will review the Spring Night Sky. The the weather is suitable we will follow the […]

Practical Astronomy October – Telescope Mounts

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

This month's talk will be about the various types of telescope mounting systems and how they are used.

Practical Astronomy November – Variable Stars

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

Observation of variable stars has a long history with amateur astronomy. We will discuss the types of variable stars and how to observe them to obtain scientifically useful data. This […]