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Welcome to the official homepage of the Astronomical Society of Western Australia (Inc.)

ASWA's banner at Whiteman Park

Some recent additions to this website.

The ASWA Diary has been updated for 2012

The Sky Tonight updated for April - May 2012.

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.

ASWA has held a number of very successful Viewing Nights at Camp Leschenaultia, and would like to recommend the camp site and its many facilities. Click the Logo to visit their website.

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THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL STARLIGHT CONFERENCE.
This will be held at Lake Tekapo, New Zealand on 11, 12 and 13 June 2012.. For details see the Poster here.

ASWA MEMBER, Gemma Anderson, has had the paper she wrote on a magnetar accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal. If anyone would like to take a look (no obligation to read it!) it has been uploaded onto the Astro-ph archive. This is her second publication. Congratulations Gemma.
http://arxiv.org/abs/1203.2719

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.

14 May - 7:00 pm - Astronomy Class at Como
14 May - 8:00 pm - General Meeting at Como

19 May - Sunset - Deep Sky night at Bakers Hill

19 May - Sunset -Southern Districts Deep Sky at Jarrahdale

26 May - Sunset - Lunar Night at Whiteman Park

28 May- 7:00 pm - Club Night at Como

ASWA Member Websites
ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY
Weather Forecast for Seven Days
Radar Image (rain) for Perth.
Phases of the Moon from 1700 to 2035

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.

2009 was the International Year of Astronomy .
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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This page was last updated on 13 May, 2012 .

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