The Dark Universe by Dr Sara Webb : 3 April, 6:30pm
An on-line Zoom presentation for members.
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Eclipse Chasers : remarkable expeditions in Australia and the Pacific
Presented by Nick Lomb and Toner Stevenson 6:30pm Monday 6 March Experiencing a total solar eclipse is a visceral experience, involving...
Supernova remnants – life after death presented by Dr Luke Bozzetto
Monday 6 February, 6:30pm Supernova remnants are the expanding structures left behind after the catastrophic explosion certain stars...
A 'peachy' total lunar eclipse: 8 Nov 2022
Sydney City Skywatchers members brought their telescopes to Sydney Observatory to observe and share the total eclipse of the Moon on 8...
Armagh Observatory: an astronomical past, present and future
Presented by Dr Rok Nežič Date: Monday 7 November, 6:30pm AEDT (Keynote talk will start at 7pm ). Via: Zoom (a link is sent to members....
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...
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...
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...
Dust: wipe it or keep it, it's ubiquitous
Presented by Dr Tayyabar Zafar on Monday 2 May, 6:30pm. One percent of the material in interstellar space is in the form of tiny dust...
7 Feb: Computing the Universe
Presented by Paul Hancock Monday 7th February 2022, 6:30 to 8pm Dr Paul Hancock will explain how radio telescopes collect information ...
Why are we sending research about ageing into Space?
Presented by Prof Malcolm Jackson, Monday 6 June 2022, 6:30pm. The University of Liverpool has a new collaboration with the UK Space...
The James Webb Space Telescope and Beyond
Presented by Glen Nagle from the NASA’s Deep Space Network station in Canberra, Monday 4th July, 6:30pm - on Zoom Glen Nagle will share...
4 April: The First Astronomers - how Indigenous Elders read the stars.
Monday 4 April, 6:30pm start for 7pm Keynote. The First Astronomers book is groundbreaking in both its popularity and storytelling. In...
7 Mar: 32 Years of the Australasian Sky Guide
Monday 7 March, 2022 at 6:30pm Dr Nick Lomb is an astronomer whose career as Curator of astronomy, timekeeping, navigation, meteorology,...
Aboriginal Skies - presented by Paul Curnow, Adelaide Planetarium, University of South Australia
Wednesday 6th October 2021 6:30pm Aboriginal Australians have been looking at the night sky for thousands of years. During this...
Partial Lunar Eclipse - Sydney 19 November
Following the spectacular total lunar eclipse of 26 May 2021 Sydney-siders are to be treated to a partial lunar eclipse. DATE:19 November...
Pioneering Women of the British Astronomical Association - Presented by Mike Frost, BAA
Monday 1st November 2021 6:30 to 8pm Presented by Mike Frost, Historical Section Director, British Astronomical Association The British...
Cataclysmic Variable Stars: Searching for ripples in the cosmic Niagara Falls
Presented by Dr Ian Kemp Monday 2 August 2021 6:30pm This talk is about “UGSU cataclysmic variables” - one of the most interesting...
The Ancient Discovery that the Moon Shines with Reflected Light
Monday 6th September 2021 6:30 to 8pm Presented by Rick Benitez. Rick Benitez is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of...
Outreach to Lindesay for a Winter Solstice celebration
On the 19th June 2021 Ann Cairns and Elizabeth Cocking and I presented an 'in conversation' event for the National Trust Women's...
Comets, Sol, observations and the latest NASA news
Presented by our Members Monday 5th July 2021 6:30 to 8pm Due to Covid - 19 our scheduled Member's telescope viewing night at Sydney ...
Tell your neighbours: there is a total Lunar Eclipse Wednesday 26 May, totality at 9:18pm
Total Lunar Eclipse 26 May 2021
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