Introduction to Astronomy June 2023

Fickling Convention Centre 546 Mt Albert Rd, Three Kings, Auckland

A Tourist’s Guide to Titan by Jonathan Park Saturn's largest moon, Titan, has lakes, seas, and rivers on its surface. It rains and snows there, and we can find sand […]

Welcome back to the Stardome

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

For this meeting we return to the Stardome Observatory and Planetarium. Stardome CEO, Victoria Travers will talk about the new displays and work done on the building. This will be […]

Introduction to Astronomy July 2023

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

The Soviet Space Programme Our guest speaker, John Burkett, speaks on the Soviet Space Programme during the space race with the USA from the 1950s to the first Moon landing […]

Young Astronomers July

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

The Young Astronomers Group discuss current topics in Astronomy and Space. The topic this month is the planet Venus.  

Practical Astronomy July – Sky Charting Software

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

This month we will review some of the available Sky Charting programs and explore how they can be used for planning observations, learning the night sky and for general astronomical […]