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Dear Macquarie University Association for Astronomy members,
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The observatory has opened for business on Friday 8th March 2013 with a few new faces amongst the demonstrators ranks. I am looking forward to the new observing season and invite you all to come and visit us and bring your friends and families. The next planetarium session will take place on campus on 31st May 2013 and the second session is set for Friday 5th July. Tickets are available for both on the planetarium website. If we see that the session fills up we will immediately nominate an additional date so as to insure that everybody gets a chance to visit.
During Open Night, on May 18th, the planetarium will be running as usual. Unfortunately not everybody can be accommodated on that night. However, remember that during Open Night the planetarium sessions are very short and there is no comparison with the proper thirty-minute-to-one-hour sessions we offer on normal nights. So do not be discouraged if you do not get a seat and just book yourselves in for a proper planetarium evening.
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Best Regards, |
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Every Friday, 8:00 pm |
Astronomical Observatory - Macquarie University Observatory
The Association for Astronomy and the Department of Physics & Astronomy invite you to observe the cosmos with your own eyes at the Macquarie University Astronomical Observatory. You will be guided through the night sky by our professional astronomy staff, who will show you planets, binary stars, nebulae, star clusters, and even bright galaxies through our 16" and 12" professional in-dome telescopes. All are welcome! More...
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Every day, 6:00 pm |
Public Observing Program - Sydney Observatory
Sydney Observatory is open every night (session times vary) and day (10am to 5pm) except Christmas Day and Good Friday. The links at left have all the information you need to plan your visit. Charges apply to night and day telescope viewing sessions which include visits to the telescope domes, telescope viewing* and 3D space theatre experience - guided and explained by one of the Observatory's astronomy educators. More...
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Saturn is low in the east in Libra and is near the Full Moon on the 26th. Jupiter can be seen low in the north-west during the early evening and is near the crescent Moon on the 14th. The Southern Cross is high in the sky towards the south-east and is easily located using the two nearby Pointer stars. Nearby are the False and Diamond Crosses that are both often mistaken for the Southern Cross. Prominent constellations include Leo (the Lion), Orion (the Hunter), Gemini (the Twins) and Canis Major (the Great Dog). In 2013 daylight saving ends in the ACT, NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia on Sunday 7 April at 3am summer time.
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Information provided by the Sydney Observatory. Find the full information and podcast here.
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Macquarie University Website - Department of Physics and Astronomy
© April, 2013
Image Credit: ESA / NASA / JPL-Caltech / STScI, JPL-Caltech, MIT, GSFC, SVS, H. E. Bond (STScI), NRL / SECCHI / STEREO
Bob Andersson, Sergey V. Pilipenko (LPI, MIPT), Martin Pugh,
Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, Adam Block, Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, University of Arizona |
