Star Party
Our next event at the Wai-iti International Dark Sky Park is Saturn Rising on the 27th September. The focus will be on planets and the moon. Mars will be setting […]
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Events
Wai-iti Reserve Wai-iti Reserve, Wai-iti, New Zealand
Charles Gifford = Forgotten Kiwi Scientist – Presented by Robert Rea
Milton Room, Cawthron Institute 164 Milton Street, The Wood, NelsonBy studying World War I battlefields, Charles Gifford who was a teacher at Wellington College developed the theory that lunar craters were formed by impacts. At the conclusion of the […]
FreeEnd of Year Star Party
Wai-iti Reserve Wai-iti Reserve, Wai-iti, New Zealand"The Final Club Dark Sky Park night gathering at the Wai-iti Dark Sky Park for 2025 will take place as an end of year celebration. (at 437/439 Wakefield- Kohatu highway, […]
Film Night – “The Messengers” & “The Farthest”
Suter Theatre 208 Bridge Street, Nelson, New ZealandThe Nelson Astronomical Society is hosting a film evening at the Suter Theatre on the evening of December 3rd, with two very well rated astronomical documentaries being shown: "Messengers" and "The […]
March Committee meeting
This will be our last opportunity to organise things for our AGM
Total Lunar Eclipse
Wai-iti Reserve Wai-iti Reserve, Wai-iti, New ZealandThis lunar eclipse is late at night - totality will be between 0000 and 0100 - so think about joining us out at Wai-iti Dark Sky Park, staying overnight in […]
BHT Lecture: Astronomy vs the Billionaire Space Race | Dr. Samantha Lawler
Greenmeadows 491 Main Road, Stoke, Tasman, New ZealandWe’re thrilled to announce the 2026 Beatrice Hill Tinsley Lecturer: Associate Professor Samantha Lawler, an astronomer at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada. Her headline talk, "Astronomy vs the Billionaire Space Race", promises a lively, thought‑provoking look at how private space ventures are reshaping our skies and the future of astronomy. Can we also bring […]
AGM
Milton Room, Cawthron Institute 164 Milton Street, The Wood, NelsonThis is the club's Annual General Meeting - preceded by a short presentation on why protecting our dark skies is important, what the club has done and is currently doing […]
