Wellington Astronomical Society

Wellington Astronomical Society
WAS www.was.org.nz

Things to do

Jan 2007

  • TKO Tuesdays resume tba
  • 2007 Wednesday - February 14th
    General Meeting @ location tba

 

Dec 2006

 

 

check
weather at MetVUW

 

  • 19th December WAS TKO Tuesday

 


For more things coming up, check the calendar page.

If you're a member planning something interesting,
Get It Posted Here.

[ Getting to meetings | Observing | Borrowing a telescope | About the star parties | Local observing groups | Using the observatories | Joining the mailing list | Using the library | Discount subscriptions to magazines | Contributing to the newsletter | Galaxy Magazine | Galactic Circle children's club ]

 

Sun Halos December 2006

 

click on pics for 1024 pixel version...

How big is a sun halo?????

 

Well it's this big.....

 

 

But then again, it could be THIS BIG!!!

 

And then an even bigger halo emerges from the ice crystals..


its a CHA - Circumhorizontal Arc ... very cool and very big...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Useful websites

See the links page for a more comprehensive list of interesting and useful websites to visit.

Credits

See the credits page for more of 'em.

The space for this site has been provided by the Wellington Community Network, which is supported by the Wellington City Council.
Wellington Community Network
Wellington Community Network

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