NAS Monthly Meeting CANCELLED
Due to the forecast volume of rain and the possible impact on the region, out of an[…]
Nova V462 Lupi
Hamish made me aware today that there is currently a Nova visible in the constellation of Lupus.[…]
Milky Way Over Lake Rotoiti
The last few days have been glorious with cloud free nights. After excellent viewing at the Observatory[…]
Star Party – CANCELLED – STATE OF EMERGENCY
Unfortunately the rain over the last few days has forced a cancellation of tonights star party […]
Charles Gifford = Forgotten Kiwi Scientist – Presented by Robert Rea
By studying World War I battlefields, Charles Gifford who was a teacher at Wellington College developed the[…]
CANCELLED – Vacuums Don’t Suck: How Our Planet Doesn’t Lose Atmosphere to Space – Presented by Jeremy Taylor
Given the forecast volume of rain today and the possible impact it could have on the region,[…]
NGC 2903 – Barred Spiral Galaxy
NGC 2903
Jupiter Rising
The astronomical seeing from Nelson was excellent last night, so I got the planetary rig setup and[…]
Robin’s Egg Nebula (NGC 1360)
Last night had great seeing, so I got my big rig out and collected data from the[…]