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April NAS Members Meeting

Milton Room, Cawthron Institute 164 Milton Street, The Wood, Nelson

Robert Rea will talk on the topic of: How Massive Can Stars Be? The most massive star yet identified is R136a1 in the Tarantula Nebula and is estimated to have […]

Observatory Evening

Cawthron Atkinson Observatory Clifton Terrace School Clifton Place, Marybank, Nelson 7010, New Zealand

The Nelson Astronomical Society will host an observing evening, from 7pm to 9pm, open to members and the public, at the Cawthron Atkinson Observatory, located at Clifton Terrace School. This […]

Star Party at Dark Sky Park

Wai-iti Reserve Wai-iti Reserve, Wai-iti, New Zealand

We will be celebrating International Dark sky week with the opening of the season viewing for 2025 at Wai-iti International Dark Sky Park on April Saturday 26th  Times-7 to 10pm. […]

May Monthly NAS Meeting: Bill Rea \ Fermi Paradox

Milton Room, Cawthron Institute 164 Milton Street, The Wood, Nelson

The Fermi Paradox is named after Enrico Fermi who, in 1950, realised that technologically advanced life should have colonized the entire Milky Way Galaxy long before humans ever evolved on […]