Centaurus A

A peculiar galaxy in Centaurus

© Mark Johnston

See our Members Astro-image Gallery for more photographs.

Monthly Meetings with Guest Speakers

Online for Members.

During normal times our meetings at Western Sydney University (Campbelltown) are open to the public. However during the pandemic our meetings are held online for members only.

See News & Events Page for further details.

Activities

What We Do

We are based in the South Western Region of Sydney, NSW, Australia, including Campbelltown, Camden, Liverpool and Wollondilly.

We hold dark sky observing sessions for our members.

We organise the Macarthur Astronomy Forum, bringing local and international professional astronomers to address us on their research.

We organise community astronomy nights at Campbelltown Rotary Observatory at Western Sydney University and we collaborate with local institutions to broaden public understanding of the Universe.

Professor Geraint Lewis

Patron of Macarthur Astronomical Society

Cosmologist, Teacher, Author, Public Speaker

Professor of Astrophysics at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy, part of the University of Sydney’s School of Physics.

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May Guest Speaker

Dr Ashley Ruiter (UNSW Canberra)

Astrophysicist

Monday 17th May

Online. See News & Events Page for further details.

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Lunar Eclipse

26th May

A total lunar eclipse will be visible from the Macarthur region on 26th May. Details are on our News & Events page.

< Progress images of 10th December 2011 eclipse, by Tony Law.