Upcoming Events
Our monthly meetings, which usually feature a guest speaker, are free, open to the public and visitors are most welcome to attend.
Terrestrial Planets Astronomy Education
Wednesday, 6 February 2019 7:00 PM
This month we explore the inner planets of the Solar System from Mercury to Mars. We also look at the new class of Dwarf planet which include Pluto, Ceres and Eris.
Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, & the end of the Universe General Meeting
Wednesday, 6 February 2019 8:00 PM
Most stars end their lives in brilliant explosions known as a supernova. These massive bursts briefly outshine all the light from the galaxy wherein they occur. The past 15 years has been a “boom” period for supernovae with vast amounts of time and effort being invested in these objects. Not only are they important for understanding the life of stars, but they can be used use as cosmological probes to study what the Universe is made of and how it is growing. This use has shown that the Universe is accelerating in its expansion, the subject Dr Brad Tucker from ANU will show how our understanding of these objects has been revolutionised using new techniques including the Kepler Space Telescope and what this means for the Universe.
Public Star Nights
Experience the night sky through our telescopes at public viewing nights.
Saturday 16 February
Friday 15 March
Saturday 16 March
Members' Diary
January 2019
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | January 5, 2019EVENTS TODAY: 2 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | January 11, 2019EVENTS TODAY: 1 | January 12, 2019EVENTS TODAY: 2 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | January 26, 2019EVENTS TODAY: 1 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
