Saturn Lunar Occultation Starparty
When: Thursday 25th April, 8.00 pm onwards Where: Venue to be advised We are planning an evening at a venue in the Wellington area to view this relatively rare event. […]
Events
Global Star Party
When: Saturday 13th April, 7.30 pm Where: Wellington Waterfront Come to the Wellington Waterfront and see close-up through our telescopes the areas on the Moon where the manned Moon landings […]
WAS Astrophotography group / Dark Sky Observing
When: Saturday 9th March 8.30 pm Where: Star Field – John Whitby’s dark sky site WAS Astrophotography group / Dark Sky Observing Come along to this Astrophotography / Deep Sky […]
WAS Observing Evening – March
When: Saturday 16th March, 7.30 pm Where: Tawa College Anyone is welcome, especially beginners. See many wonderful objects, star clusters, galaxies, dying stars and nebulae, including the Great Nebula in […]
Observing Evening -August (Updated)
When: Saturday 18th August, 7:00 pm Where: Tawa College Wellington Harbour Waterfront What: WAS Observing Evening Venue changed to the Wellington waterfront. This is a replacement for the Mars observing event on the […]
Astrophotography / Dark Sky Observing – August
When: Saturday 11th August 7:00 pm Where: Brooklyn Hill Turbine What: WAS Astrophotography group / Dark Sky Observing We have access to this site for both astrophotography and dark sky observing. Please […]
Mars: Red Planet Rising – Observing Event
When: Saturday 4th August 7:00 – 11:00 pm Where: Wellington waterfront by the entrance of the lagoon What: Mars: Red Planet Rising
August Meeting
When: Wednesday 1st August 7:30 pm Where: Space Place (Carter Observatory) What: The meeting will consist of: The Night sky in August Astronomy News Main talk at 8:00 pm Are there […]
Rocket Lab and the “Secret” Disco ball
Last weekend, Rocket Lab successfully reached orbit for the first time with its Electron booster. It turns out the rocket also carried a secret payload into space at the […]
The WAS Research Astronomy Group – an introduction
Roland Idaczyk gave a presentation at the April WAS monthly meeting about the WAS Research Astronomy group. The presentation covers what the research group does, how to join and what equipment […]