Next Guest Speaker:
Dr Lucyna Chudczer (Astronomy Australia Limited)
Macarthur Astronomy Forum
Monday 4th December. 7.15 for 7.30 pm
Topic: “Australian Astronomy in Partnership with European Southern Observatory (ESO)”
The Forum is open to MAS members, WSU students and the general public. No admission fee. Gold coin donations appreciated. It is held in the small lecture theatre in the School of Medicine (Building 30), Goldsmith Avenue, WSU Campbelltown Campus. You can find a location map and details by following this link.
Members Event Diary
| DATE | EVENT | DETAILS | PUBLIC |
| Saturday 2nd Dec | Stargard At The Oaks C A N C E L L E D | Observing evening SS 7.53 pm, MR 12.16 am | No |
| Monday 4th Dec | Macarthur Astronomy Forum at WSU | Speaker: Dr Lucyna Chudczer 7.15 pm for a 7.30 pm start. Map. | YES |
| Saturday 9th Dec | Stargard At The Oaks | Observing evening SS 7.59 pm, MR 3.19 am | No |
| Saturday 16th Dec | Stargard At The Oaks | Observing evening SS 8.04 pm, MS 11.20 pm (crescent) | No |
| Saturday 6th Jan | Stargard At The Oaks | Observing evening SS 8.12 pm, MR 1.47 am | No |
| Saturday 13th Jan | Stargard At The Oaks | Observing evening SS 8.11 pm, MS 9.55 pm (crescent) | No |
| Monday 22nd Jan | Macarthur Astronomy Forum at WSU | Speaker: Dr Ciaran O’Hare (USYD) 7.15 pm for a 7.30 pm start. Map. | YES |
🟡 For Details of our next Public Stargazing night, please visit our Public Night page.
Our Observing Sites
Wooglemai is our members prime dark sky observing site near Oakdale. With clubhouse amenities, sleeping accommodation and unlimited all night viewing hours, the experience provides members with excellent value for money. See our Wooglemai page for site details.
Stargard is our main general purpose observing field at The Oaks. Whilst it does not boast the facilities that Wooglemai does, it provides convenient evening sessions closer to home and free of charge to members. See our Stargard page for site details.
Coming?
We need to know who is planning to attend. Members are requested to contact John Rombi to reserve a place before travelling to an observing session. For essential information about our observing session protocols, please read our Field Night page.
Weather Check
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Membership
Please contact Dave Manning (Membership Officer) for all new membership enquiries: membership@macastro.org.au or go to our new membership page.
Management Committee 2023
President: John Rombi.
Vice-President: Noel Sharpe; Treasurer: Andy Milton; Secretary: Roger Powell.
Committee Members: Phillip Kidd; Greg Bradford.
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Observing
Members intending to attend our observing nights must read our Field Night page and Stargard or Wooglemai pages. Sessions are normally scheduled for Saturdays, because we recognise the needs of members who may have weekday jobs to go to. In the event of a doubtful weather forecast, members should check both here and our social media pages.
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.