Practical Astronomy – The Summer Night Sky

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

This will be one of our planetarium sessions where we will review the Summer night sky. If the weather is clear we will follow up with observing the great conjunction […]

Introduction to Astronomy February 2021

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

Dark Energy and the Acceleration of the Universe by guest speaker Jonathan Park Early in the 20th century, the consensus was that the Milky Way was the whole universe and […]

Monthly Meeting February – Planet Nine from Outer Space

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

Dr. Michael Brown (Caltech) Nov. 11, 2020 Dr. Brown discusses the history of planetary discovery (and demotion), why we think a new, larger Planet 9 is on the verge of […]

Practical Astronomy – Names and Catalogues

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This talk will discuss Astronomical nomenclature, the common catalogues of stars and deep sky objects used by amateur astronomers and the information to be found in them. If the sky […]