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Wei Shen Oh: Introduction to Amateur Astronomy (Tools of the Trade)
Introducing basic equipment commonly used in amateur astronomy (aka stargazing), and learn how to choose your first telescope!
Katelyn Tsipiras: Making Hydrogen at Home
To get an explosion big enough to send a rocket into space we need rocket fuel, made of HYDROGEN. Next time you want to travel to outer space, don’t take your rocket to a refuelling station! Instead, make your hydrogen at home with this simple experiment, using things you can find around your house.
Jonah Hansen: The Lifecycle of Stars and their Enormous Sizes
How are stars born? How do they die? And just how big are they? These questions and more answered in this brief talk on the lifecycle of stars.Pages
RSAA Colloquium: Katie Auchettl (U. Melbourne)
11am 7 May 2024
The imprint of their explosions: Using supernova and their remnants to understand stellar death.
Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2024
7–9pm 10 May 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.
Public Astronomy Night at Wildbark 2024
7–9pm 11 May 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
Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2024
7–9pm 14 Jun 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.
Public Astronomy Night at Wildbark 2024
7–9pm 15 Jun 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
Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2024
7–9pm 12 Jul 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.
Public Astronomy Night at Wildbark 2024
7–9pm 13 Jul 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
Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2024
7–9pm 9 Aug 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.
Public Astronomy Night at Wildbark 2024
7–9pm 10 Aug 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
Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2024
7–9pm 6 Sep 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.
Public Astronomy Night at Wildbark 2024
7–9pm 7 Sep 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
Mount Stromlo Observatory 100th Anniversary Open Day
9am 17 Sep 2024
As part of the Mt Stromlo Observatory 100th Anniversary celebrations, we will be holding an open day on Monday 17 September.
Mount Stromlo Observatory 100th Anniversary Symposium
9am 18 Sep 2024
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.
