Introduction to Astronomy August 2024

Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

What Meteorites Tell Us About The Early Solar System by guest speaker Joel Schiff Meteorites are Solar System material that has landed on Earth. Most of it comes from the […]

Monthly Meeting August – My lessons from the RASNZ conference

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

The Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand (RASNZ) Conference is an unique opportunity for astronomy enthusiasts, professionals, and researchers in New Zealand to meet, discuss and learn about astronomy from each […]

Young Astronomers Group August

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

Have you ever sat down on your balcony and gazed up at the skies and asked questions? Such as what happens if I get sucked into a black hole? Why are some stars red […]

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. […]

Film Night August

Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

We are running two films tonight on our Solar System We look forwards to seeing you there.   We are Star Dust & Everything we see is in the Past […]