Events

Seminar talks

Check out our calendar of events and participate in our seminars, public lectures, information sessions and more.

20
Apr
2024

Public Astronomy Night at Wildbark 2024 »

7pm 20 April

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

23
Apr
2024

RSAA Colloquium: A/Professor Alex Ji (U.Chicago) »

11am 23 April

Dwarf Galaxy Archaeology in the Gaia Era.

30
Apr
2024

RSAA Colloquium: Prof. Geraint Lewis (U.Sydney) »

11am 30 April

Confronting the Cosmological Principle: How secure are the foundations of the cosmos?

10
May
2024

Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2024 »

7pm 10 May

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.

11
May
2024

Public Astronomy Night at Wildbark 2024 »

7pm 11 May

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

14
May
2024
14
Jun
2024

Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2024 »

7pm 14 June

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.

15
Jun
2024

Public Astronomy Night at Wildbark 2024 »

7pm 15 June

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

21
Jun
2024

Mt Stromlo 100th - Telescopes: 100 years of evolving technology and advancing discovery »

7pm 21 June

Telescopes: 100 years of evolving technology and advancing discovery with Prof Matthew Colless

12
Jul
2024

Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2024 »

7pm 12 July

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.

13
Jul
2024

Public Astronomy Night at Wildbark 2024 »

7pm 13 July

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

09
Aug
2024

Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2024 »

7pm 9 August

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.

10
Aug
2024

Public Astronomy Night at Wildbark 2024 »

7pm 10 August

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

06
Sep
2024

Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2024 »

7pm 6 September

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.

07
Sep
2024

Public Astronomy Night at Wildbark 2024 »

7pm 7 September

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

17
Sep
2024

Mt Stromlo Observatory 100th Anniversary Open Day »

9am 17 September

As part of the Mt Stromlo Observatory 100th Anniversary celebrations, we will be holding an open day on Monday 17 September.

18
Sep
2024

Mt Stromlo Observatory 100th Anniversary Symposium »

9am 18 September

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 Commonwealth Solar Observatory since its establishment 100 years ago.

19
Sep
2024

Mt Stromlo 100th - Oxygen: Breathing the Universe »

7pm 19 September

Oxygen: Breathing the Universe with Prof Lisa Kewley