News & Events Events 29 Jul 2024 | 4pm RSAA Seminar: Sabyasachi Chattopadhyay Early commissioning results of the Slit Mask Integral Field Unit on Southern African Large Telescope (Astralis Seminar). View the event 30 Jul 2024 | 11am RSAA Colloquium: Dr Ellie Sansom (Curtin U.) A Global Fireball Observatory for planetary defence: a multidisciplinary approach. View the event 9 Aug 2024 | 7 - 9pm Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2024 Mount Stromlo Observatory in conjunction with the Canberra Astronomical Society invite you to attend our public observing nights of 2024. Come and see the craters of the moon, planets, and beautiful star clusters and nebulae. Object visibility will vary depending on the night. View the event 10 Aug 2024 | 7 - 9pm Public Astronomy Night at Wildbark 2024 Join us at Wildbark for an amazing series of Stargazing nights! Wildbark and Mount Stromlo Observatory have partnered up to bring you a follow up stargazing night after our public nights up here. With the help of the Canberra Astronomical Society, there will be plenty to see in the sky View the event 6 Sep 2024 | 7 - 9pm Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2024 Mount Stromlo Observatory in conjunction with the Canberra Astronomical Society invite you to attend our public observing nights of 2024. Come and see the craters of the moon, planets, and beautiful star clusters and nebulae. Object visibility will vary depending on the night. View the event 7 Sep 2024 | 7 - 9pm Public Astronomy Night at Wildbark 2024 Join us at Wildbark for an amazing series of Stargazing nights! Wildbark and Mount Stromlo Observatory have partnered up to bring you a follow up stargazing night after our public nights up here. With the help of the Canberra Astronomical Society, there will be plenty to see in the sky View the event 17 Sep 2024 | 9am Mount Stromlo Observatory 100th Anniversary Open Day As part of the Mt Stromlo Observatory 100th Anniversary celebrations, we will be holding an open day on Tuesday 17 September. View the event 18 Sep 2024 | 9am Mount Stromlo Observatory 100th Anniversary Symposium The Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics (RSAA) will be hosting a 1-day symposium on 18 September highlighting the contributions of scientists at Mount Stromlo since the establishment of the Commonwealth Solar Observatory 100 years ago. View the event 19 Sep 2024 | 7 - 8:15pm Mount Stromlo 100th - Oxygen: Breathing the Universe Oxygen: Breathing the Universe with Prof Lisa Kewley View the event Past events »