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.
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. 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.
August Guest Speaker
Dr Emil Lenc
Senior Research Scientist
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
Marsfield, Australia
Monday 16th August
Online. See News & Events page for further details.
September Guest Speaker
Dr Kirsten Banks
Astrophysicist
UNSW · School of Physics
Monday 20th September
Online. 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.
Patron of MAS
Professor Geraint Lewis
Cosmologist, Teacher, Author, Public Speaker
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.
