Find out about Astrotourism, what it means for the Shire of West Arthur and discover why Darkan is a great place for stargazing. After an introductory talk, head out to the telescopes for a laser guided tour of the night sky and see the Moon, Venus, Orion Nebula, Magellanic Clouds and more!
View some West Arthur astrophotography with a special exhibition from local photographers. Darkan is on the Astrotourism WA map!
When: 6:30pm – 9pm, Friday 28th February 2020
Where: Darkan Football Oval, off Moodiarrup/Darkan Rd South, Darkan
What to bring: Bring your own picnic basket, chairs, torches, warm clothes, comfortable footwear, fly net and insect repellent.
Bookings: Free community event. Please RSVP on the Facebook event page.
More Details: https://astrotourismwa.com.au/darkan-stargazing-event/
The annual Introduction to Practical Astronomy Course run the Sutherland Astronomical Society (SASI) is on!
Wed 7 Aug Getting Acquainted with the Night Sky
Wed 14 Aug Constellations from the Southern Hemisphere
Wed 21 Aug Setting up Telescopes & Understanding Optics
Wed 28 Aug The Solar System
Wed 4 Sep Stars
Wed 11 Sep Deep Sky Objects
Wed 18 Sep Intro to the Big Bang Theory
Wed 25 Sep New Developments in Astronomy & Space, Basic concepts for beginners in Astro-Photography)
Sessions are held at the Green Point Observatory in Oyster Bay, south of Sydney.
Recommended: Additional Saturday evenings dark-sky observing during the course, with mentor volunteers.
You will need to book – full details here
Ok so this might be a little premature 10 years out from the event, but hey – why not get the hype machine rolling early right? There’s a lot of time to prepare and practice or at the very least, scratch a few days off your future calendar to come join us and the rest of Sydney for a total solar eclipse with a “greatest duration” of totality that passes right over the Bintel store in Glebe! Almost 4 glorious minutes of darkness await during totality. To check the map for your predicted time and proximity to totality check NASA’s website here.
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