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Book for the Annual Dinner
The Annual Dinner is one of the highlights of the year and is always a great entertaining night. This year’s dinner will be held on Saturday 20 July at the Belair Park Country Club. Tickets only $46 per person and bookings are essential.…
Partial Solar Eclipse on 10 May
It will be an unusually dim early morning on Friday 10th May, as the moon passes across the disc of the Sun during an Annualar Solar Eclipse.…Stockport Observatory Star Party
See the Moon, and Saturn with its brilliant rings through telescopes (weather permitting) on Saturday 18 May. A slide show, sausage sizzle and refreshments will be available throughout the evening. Admission is only $10 for adults and $3 for children. There is no need to book - just turn up on the night at pay at the gate.…New Forums for Members
In an effort to expand the resources that are available to our members, we have added a series of online discussion forums in the members section of the web site to help members communicate and share their observations, images, questions and news.…
View a Spectacular Comet Duo
See two comets in the early evening sky together and Comet C/2011 (PANSTARRS) and Comet C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) hover over the south-western sky after sunset. Find out when to see the two comets, and where to look for them.…Lake Tyrrell Star Party
Book now for the 2013 Lake Tyrrell Star Party, which will be held between 9-11 March. Lake Tyrrell has excellent clear and very dark skies. The salt-encrusted Lake Tyrrell is approximately 180 square kilometres in size, making it the largest salt lake in the state of Victoria. Speakers include Dr Vic Gostin, Dr Olga Gostin and Paul Curnow.…
Award Winning Images
See the stunning astronomical images entered into this year's Craig Richardson Award, including the winning entries by Wayne England and Paul Haese.…Images of the Solar Eclipse
See some spectacular images of the eclipse taken from Adelaide and Cairns by our members.…