Practical Astronomy February – Telescopes and Mounts

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

To start the year for Practical Astronomy, we will be discussing the basics of telescopes and mounts. We will cover the common types of telescopes encountered by amateur astronomers and […]

Practical Astronomy March – The Autumn Night Sky

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

This month will be a planetarium session where we will review the constellations and deep sky objects of the Autumn Night Sky.

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 […]

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.