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ASWA's banner at Whiteman Park

Some recent additions to this website.

The ASWA Diary has been updated for 2010

The Sky Tonight updated for April and May 2010.

Read about ASWA Junior (now Senior) Member gaining scholarship to study gamma ray bursts at Mt Stromlo.
Modified August 1st 2006.
Gemma has accepted a Ph.D scholarship from University of Sydney for 2006. Read details.

55th Anniversary Celebrations
Article and photos of Life Members' Luncheon and the Annual Dinner. added August 4th 2005.

Vale - John Perdrix
Obituary added on September 20th 2005.


 

 

 

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National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers (NACCA) was held in Canberra at Easter this year. It was an excellent Convention, with visits to Mt Stromlo and Tidbinbilla tracking station. For more information, visit the NACCA web site..


Contact ASWA
Phone 08 9364 9603.
email - ASWA

UPCOMING EVENTS

The following events are for ASWA Members and those who may wish to become members. Country, Interstate and Overseas visitors with a strong interest in Astronomy are also welcome.

For further information on any of the following, see Diary for contact details.



Saturday 4 September 2010 - Bakers Hill
Sunset - Deep Sky Night

Saturday 11 September 2010 - Tammin
Sunset - Seriously Dark Sky Observing

Saturday 11 September 2010 - Jarrahdale
Sunset - Southern Districts Deep Sky Observing

Monday 13 September 2010 - Como
7:00 pm Astronomy Class.
8:00 pm Ordinary Meeting. The guest speaker will be Professor Brian O’Brien, presenting "1959-1969 – From Antarctic auroras to dust on the moon”.

Saturday 18 September 2010 - Whiteman Park
Sunset - Lunar Night

Monday 27 September 2010 - Como
7:00 pm Club Night

Friday afternoon 8 October to Sunday morning 10 October - Dryandra
Astro Camp and Deep Sky viewing.

Monday 11 October 2010 - Como
7:00 pm Astronomy Class.
8:00 pm Ordinary Meeting.

Saturday 16 October 2010 - Whiteman Park
Sunset - Lunar Night

Monday 25 October 2010 - Como
7:00 pm Club Night

Saturday 30 October 2010 - Bakers Hill
Sunset - Deep Sky Night

Check out the web sites of ASWA Members

See the ASTRONOMY PICTURE of THE DAY.

See the Seven Day Weather Forecast or the Radar Image for Perth.

For Phases of the Moon from 1700 to 2035, visit the U.S. Naval Observatory

Check out the Perth Observatory night sky camera. It takes a series of short exposures about every 10 minutes and posts these wide field images of the night sky to the web.

Last year (2009) was the International Year of Astronomy 2009.
Various web site links are as follows: -

IYA2009

365 Days of Astronomy

Listen to the excellent podcast by ASWA Immediate Past President, Chris Marr, and read the transcript for 1st December 2009 at 365 Days of Astronomy.
A previous podcast and transcript by Chris on 29th March 2009 can also be found at 365 Days of Astronomy.

ASWA holds its Lunar Section nights at Whiteman Park. The Park is a great place to visit for all sorts of activities. See the Whiteman Park website for more details.

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