Astronomy Events

NSAS Open Night - Tue 21st Jan 2020

To help you, and everyone else who might have a new scope, or maybe you want to blow the dust off one yourself, or even if you want to just come along and have a chin wag we are having another “Bring your own scope” or “Beginners night” at 7:30pm on Tuesday 21st January at Regis Hall

Details:

Date: January 21

Time: 7:30pm-9:30PM

Event Category: BYO Telescope

Venue:

Regis Hall, St Ignatius College

Regis Drive, Riverview, NSW 2066

Latest Event - Geminid Meteor Shower – Dec 4th to 17th

The Geminid meteor shower is an annual meteor shower that occurs in mid-December. It is called the Geminid meteor shower because the meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Gemini in the night sky. The Geminid meteor shower is usually one of the best meteor showers of the year, with up to 120 meteors visible per hour at its peak. The Geminids are caused by debris from an asteroid called 3200 Phaethon, which orbits the Sun once every 1.4 years.

The meteors are visible from around December 4th to 17th each year, with the peak of the shower occurring on the night of December 13th and the early morning of December 14th. To see the Geminids, you should go to a location with a clear, dark sky and look up towards the constellation Gemini. The best time to view the meteor shower is from around 10:00 p.m. to dawn.