Past events

A moonlit landscape with a brightly shining moon, stars twinkling in the sky, and a large tree silhouette beside a small building.
4 Apr 2025 | 7 - 9pm

Mount Stromlo Observatory in conjunction with the Canberra Astronomical Society invite you to attend our public observing nights of 2054. Come and see the craters of the moon, planets, and beautiful star clusters and nebulae. Object visibility will vary depending on the night.

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Man with Coffee
1 Apr 2025 | 11am

"Little Red Dots, Big Open Questions"

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Taissa
25 Mar 2025 | 11am

Astrochemistry as a diagnostic of evolved stars in binary systems.

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Astrophysics Lecture
18 Mar 2025 | 11am

Professor Michele Trenti from the University of Melbourne will be giving the RSAA Colloquium on "The SpIRIT mission: An Australian Space Telescope contributing to multi-messenger astrophysics."

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Astrophysics Lecture
11 Mar 2025 | 11am

Professor Mark Wardle from Macquarie University will be giving the RSAA Colloquium on 11 March on "Infrared and X-ray flaring of the Galactic Centre supermassive black hole Sgr A*"

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An observatory under a starry night sky, with the Milky Way galaxy visible above.
8 Mar 2025 | 8 - 10pm

More than a night under the stars, come along to Mt Stromlo Observatory and discover stories of Australian science, people, and our shared connection to the skies through projections and installations created by students from the ANU School of Art and Design.

Talks exploring the Universe as well as stargazing with Mt Stromlo Observatory and the Canberra Astronomical Society will occur (weather permitting)

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Women in Astronomy
7 Mar 2025 | 9:30 - 11:59pm

IAU Women in Astronomy Working Group webinar

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An observatory under a starry night sky, with the Milky Way galaxy visible above.
7 Mar 2025 | 8 - 10pm

More than a night under the stars, come along to Mt Stromlo Observatory and discover stories of Australian science, people, and our shared connection to the skies through projections and installations created by students from the ANU School of Art and Design.

Talks exploring the Universe as well as stargazing with Mt Stromlo Observatory and the Canberra Astronomical Society will occur (weather permitting)

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An observatory under a starry night sky, with the Milky Way galaxy visible above.
1 Mar 2025 | 8pm - 2 Mar 2025 | 10pm

More than a night under the stars, come along to Mt Stromlo Observatory and discover stories of Australian science, people, and our shared connection to the skies through projections and installations created by students from the ANU School of Art and Design.

Talks exploring the Universe as well as stargazing with Mt Stromlo Observatory and the Canberra Astronomical Society will occur (weather permitting)

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