Upcoming Working Bee in March
Working Bee at the Gifford Observatory March- date to be decided. The Gifford Observatory is located on Mt. Victoria and is accessed via Wellington College. Assistant Curator of Instruments Andrew […]
Other Events
Other astronomical events
June 2021 WAS Astrophotography Group / Dark Sky Observing
When: Saturday 10th of April from 8:30pm onwards. Where: John Whitby’s dark sky site. The evening will be a dark sky, two days after New Moon. There will be a tour of […]
Sun Day
When: Saturday 24th of April from 10:30am to 2:00pm Where: Wellington Waterfront – see map below What: Sun Day Part of Global Astronomy Month. A daytime celestial event! Come out […]
Global Star Party – Stars for All
When: Saturday 17th of April from 6.00pm Where: Wellington Waterfront – see map below What: Global, Astronomy Without Borders Star Party The Global Star Party is the time to come […]
New Zealand Astrophotography Weekend 2020
Where: November 13th – 15th, 2020 When: Foxton Beach Camp, Foxton Beach, Horowhenua. The Horowhenua Astronomical Society is hosting the eighth New Zealand Astrophotography Weekend. Held in the lower North […]
Lights out: Observe the Wonders of the Dark Sky
When: Saturday 22nd August 2020, 6 – 8 pm This event has been cancelled due to COVID restrictions and the weather. Where: Wainuiomata Water Collection Area. Have you ever seen […]
Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand astronomy conference competition
Update: Because of the current COVID-19 situation the dates for the RASNZ conference have changed. Please see the RASNZ conference website site at http://www.rasnz.org.nz/groups-news-events/rasnz-conference for the latest conference information. For […]
2020 RASNZ Conference and RASNZ Centenary
Update: The 2020 RASNZ conference has been cancelled. Please see the RASNZ website for further details. Because of the COVID-19 situation the RASNZ conference will now be held on Friday […]
Our God is Too Small
When: 7:30 pm 7th May Where: Notre Dame des Missions Performing Arts Centre, Sacred Heart College, 65 Laings Rd, Lower Hutt. Known as “The Pope’s Astronomer,” Br Guy Consolmagno SJ […]
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. […]