Film Night – “The Messengers” & “The Farthest”
The Nelson Astronomical Society is hosting a film evening at the Suter Theatre on the evening of[…]
End of Year Star Party
“The Final Club Dark Sky Park night gathering at the Wai-iti Dark Sky Park for 2025 will[…]
Veil Nebula
Called the Veil Nebula, the debris is one of the best-known supernova remnants, deriving its name from[…]
Comet C/2025 R2 (Swan)
A new comet was discovered on September 11th, just a day before the comet reached perihelion, its[…]
Star Party
Our next event at the Wai-iti International Dark Sky Park is Saturn Rising on the 27th September.[…]
The Helix Nebula
NGC 7293, also known as the Helix Nebula or Caldwell 63, is a planetary nebula in the[…]
R Aquarii
Hamish asked me to collected some Ha and Oiii data of R Aqr. so he could map[…]
Spare Tyre Nebula (IC5148)
I have taken the hyperstar off my C11, which gave me fast imaging at 550mm F1.9, to[…]
Blood Moon
On the morning of Monday 8th September there will be a lunar eclipse visible from New Zealand,[…]
Sagittarius Rising
August Saturday 23rd will be our next Dark Sky Park event. Last month we celebrated Scorpius,[…]