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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...
Dirk Goës
Jul 31, 20221 min read


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...
Dirk Goës
Apr 27, 20222 min read


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 ...
Dirk Goës
Jan 30, 20222 min read


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...
Dirk Goës
Jan 30, 20221 min read


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...
Dirk Goës
Jan 30, 20222 min read


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...
Dirk Goës
Jan 30, 20222 min read

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,...
Dirk Goës
Jan 30, 20222 min read


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...
Dirk Goës
Sep 21, 20212 min read


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...
Dirk Goës
Sep 21, 20212 min read


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...
Dirk Goës
Sep 21, 20211 min read
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