Central West Astronomical Society

Mission

To provide a forum for the people of the Central West to:

• Exhange their astronomical views, knowledge and experience;
• Increase their knowledge amd skills in various areas of amateur astronomy;
• Educate the public and promote and encourage amateur astronomy in general.

Meetings

Meetings are held on the first Friday of every month (January excepted) from 7:30PM in the CSIRO Parkes Observatory Visitors Centre. All are welcome.

The Dark Sky Oberving Nights are held twice every month – the Saturday night’s closest to the new Moon and the last-quarter Moon. See location schedule below for 2019.

The Lunar Observing Nights are held once a month on the Saturday night closest to the first quarter Moon. The meetings begin in the afternoon and include a technical meeting and barbecue for members. The Moon is observed during the day and into the evening.

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