published by Starrylady on 14. March 2020 - 16:56
COVID-19 and the South Pacific Star Party
At its meeting on 18th March 2020, the ASNSW committee decided to cancel this year's star party. Participants have been contacted by email regarding refunds.
Yours sincerely,
The ASNSW management committee
published by Starrylady on 2. December 2019 - 12:14
Fire ratings and declarations of Total Fire Ban may affect the operations at Crago Observatory and at Wiruna.
CRAGO: Visitors to Crago Observatory should always check the Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CragoObs/) for status updates on the afternoon of the observing session. These updates will include closure due to weather, fire risk or any other reason.
published by Starrylady on 30. September 2019 - 16:52
To download a one-page calendar, view the online colour clickable calendar or find the links to subscribe to calendar feeds, click here:
http://www.asnsw.com/node/1170
published by Starrylady on 21. September 2019 - 13:55
published by Starrylady on 19. September 2019 - 17:56
published by Starrylady on 12. June 2019 - 16:25
Some progress has been made on the online offering: Introduction to Astronomy Online (I2AO).
The main index is here: http://www.asnsw.com/node/28
The new short sections cover observing planets, safely observing transits of the Sun by the inner planets (Part 5), plus a couple of catalogues and how to plan an observing session (Part 6).
published by Starrylady on 12. June 2019 - 15:30
Toner Stevenson presented a talk earlier this year, titled "The Great Star Catalogue: Australia's contribution 1887 - 1964". She has provided us with a PDF version of the talk and links to her related publications. These are available on the ASNSW website here: http://www.asnsw.com/node/1532
We are grateful to Toner for making this information available to our members.
published by Starrylady on 30. May 2019 - 12:55
published by Starrylady on 28. September 2018 - 19:03
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