THE HISTORY OF RADIO ASTRONOMY IN AUSTRALIA
PERSONAL REFLECTIONS AND REMINISCENCES. Wednesday 6 October, 2022. 6:30pm via Zoom PROFESSOR WAYNE ORCHISTON, UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND...
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Elizabeth Cocking
- Sep 11
- 1 min
Did you know? Sundials
This Month . . . . Sundials. The earliest type of timekeeping device when people relied on the passage of the Sun through the sky to tell...
Toner Stevenson
- Aug 15
- 1 min
Imaging Newborn Exoplanets with the James Webb Space Telescope
Dr Benjamin Pope, the University of Queensland Date: Monday 5th September Time: 6:30pm (please join at 6:20pm) Via: Zoom link - look for...
Toner Stevenson
- Aug 15
- 1 min
A History of Radio Astronomy
Adjunct Professor Wayne Orchiston Date: Wednesday 5th October Time: 6:30pm Place: Zoom Link More information to come about this...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Aug 9
- 2 min
Did you know? Voyager Mission
This month . . . The Voyager mission. Launched 45 years ago they were the first spacecraft to leave the solar system and are now...
Janette Brenan
- Aug 2
- 1 min
The Astronomers' Bulletin: July - Sept 2022
In this issue of the Astronomers' Bulletin:
James Webb Telescope
Wolf-Rayet Stars
Solar Observations
Super Flares of SC24
Elizabeth Cocking
- Jul 31
- 4 min
In this month: August 2022
13th August 1898 The asteroid Eros is discovered by German astronomer Gustav Witt. With an approximate diameter of 16.8 kilometres and...
Toner Stevenson
- Jul 31
- 1 min
Members' Presentation Night
Monday 1 August, 6:30pm Join in to hear from Sydney City Skywatcher members as they present fascinating insights into many aspects of...
andrew14613
- Jul 5
- 2 min
Selected Solar Observations
by Monty Leventhal OAM June 2022 The first observation was made on the 3rd June due to bad weather and on that day four sunspot groups...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Jul 4
- 2 min
Did you know? Lunar Eclipses
Lunar eclipses can only occur during a full moon. However, there isn’t a lunar eclipse every full moon of the month because the Moon’s...