A week of Astrophotography
We were blessed with clear sky last week. I made the most of the good conditions to[…]
The Global Meteor Network
The 7th of August meeting of Nelson Astronomical Society (NAS) will be held at the Milton Room,[…]
Scorpius Arising Star Party (Suggested Koha is $5.00 pp or $ 10.00 for families and groups)
Our next Dark Sky Park event will be held on Saturday 26th July. Scorpius, the constellation will[…]
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[…]
Rescheduled – Vacuums Don’t Suck: How Our Planet Doesn’t Lose Atmosphere to Space – Presented by Jeremy Taylor
There’s a line Flat Earthers use when criticising our basic understandings about our world that seems to[…]
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[…]