Macarthur Astronomical Society
Amateur Astronomers in South Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Macarthur Astronomical Society Incorporated. Founded in 1996
Image: J. Rombi and T.Law
Next Macarthur Astronomy Forum, Monday 20th January, 7.30 pm
Webmaster’s Pick
NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Frank Alavaro
Click to enlarge!
See our Macastro Gallery for more stunning night sky photography from MAS members.
Next Guest Speaker
Dr Caroline Foster (UNSW)
Macarthur Astronomy Forum
Monday 20th January
See details on Noticeboard page
Return to The Forest
Friday 6th and Saturday 7th December.
The Forest Cabin in Belanglo Forest has been a traditional MAS dark sky weekender for a quarter of a century. We are now returning after a period of non-availability. See the Forest page for site details.
Patron
Professor Geraint Lewis
Cosmologist, Astrophysicist, Teacher, Author, Public Speaker
Professor of Astrophysics at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy at the University of Sydney School of Physics. MAS Patron and an annual guest speaker at MAS since 2008.
Activities
What We Do
Dark sky observing sessions for members and beginners workshops.
Macarthur Astronomy Forum, bringing local and international professional astronomers to address us on their research.
We collaborate with Western Sydney University and other local institutions to broaden public understanding of the Universe.
Partnership
Western Sydney University
We are proud community outreach partners with WSU.
Observing Nights
Members Only
Dates for our upcoming members only dark sky observing nights are listed on our Notice Board page.
Macarthur Astronomy Forum
Monthly Meetings with Guest Speakers.
Held at Western Sydney University (Campbelltown) and open to the public.
See Notice Board for further details.
Macastro Articles
Telescopes, Amateur Astronomy & More
A collection of articles written by our members, for our members.
Visit here to read about practical astronomy or contribute a new article.
See Articles Page
Public Outreach
Sharing our Universe
We visit schools and other local institutions to talk about our passion for astronomy and to show the night sky.
See Outreach page
Beginners Workshops
Learning To Use Your Telescope
A great opportunity to meet other members, find your way around the sky and learn how to get the most out of your telescope.
See Workshop page
Macastro Tours
Local and International
We organise tours for members to visit astronomical facilities.
Past tours have included observatories in NSW, Canberra, China, Peru and Chile.
See Tours Page
Recycling
Return and Earn
We encourage our members to support the NSW Government’s Return and Earn plastic & glass bottle recycling scheme. Select Macarthur Astronomical Society using your barcode card at a reverse vending centre near you to donate the proceeds to MAS.
See Return and Earn Page
Symptoms?
Please stay at home
If you or a family member are showing any symptoms of covid, influenza or the common cold etc., please do not attend any of our events. Thank you!