Macarthur Astronomical Society
Amateur Astronomers
Feet on the ground, eyes in the sky…
Based in the South Western Region of Sydney, NSW, Australia, including Campbelltown, Camden, Liverpool and Wollondilly.
Gallery Pick
Dumbbell Nebula
Dave Manning
See our Members Gallery for more great photographs.
Want to see your images here?
Post them in the member’s Gallery
Activities
What We Do
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.
Monthly Meetings with Guest Speakers
Online for Members.
During the pandemic our meetings are held online for members only. Logging in is simple and easy.
When we return to “normal” our meetings will again be held at Western Sydney University (Campbelltown) and be open to the public.
See News & Events Page for further details.
October Guest Speaker
Prof Tim Bedding
Astrophysicist
University of Sydney
Monday 18th October
Online. See News & Events page for further details.
November Guest Speaker
Dr Devika Kamath
Astrophysicist
Macquarie University
Monday 15th November
Online. See News & Events page for further details.
December Guest Speaker – Patron of MAS
Professor Geraint Lewis
Cosmologist, Astrophysicist, Teacher, Author, Public Speaker
Sydney Univerity
Monday 6th December
Professor of Astrophysics at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy, part of the University of Sydney’s School of Physics and a regular guest speaker at MAS.
