Astrophotography Group November

Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

Tonight we have an introduction to DeepSkyStacker by Eric Chiu.  DeepSkyStacker is a freeware for astrophotographers that simplifies all the pre-processing steps of deep sky pictures. This will be followed […]

Practical Astronomy November – variable stars

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

Variable Stars. 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 […]

Film Night November

Stardome Observatory & Planetarium 670 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland

We have two exciting films tonight   Life of a Universe - Part 2 In this second part of a two-part special, Professor Brian Cox tackles the biggest story of […]

Introduction to Astronomy December 2022

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

Regions of Star Formation Part 1 – Home to Massive Stars Massive stars are considered those that ultimately end their lives as supernova explosions to become neutron stars or black […]