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Members Telescope Clinic

Saturday 4 September, 3:00pm
Does your telescope need a tune-up? For expert adjustments, bring it to the telescope clinic at Tooperang. At the conclusion of the clinic, join us for a BBQ (BYO food, plates, cutlery, drinks, etc). The clinic and BBQ will then be followed by the regular viewing night at 7pm.

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more... September Meetings

General Meeting:
Simulating Galaxy Formation

Wednesday 1 September, 8:00pm

Presented by Dr Robert Crain
Dr Crain from the Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology will speak about his work with large cosmological simulations of galaxy formation, and in particular how he and his collaborators have recently used them to resolve a long-standing problem in galaxy formation; explaining why we don't see bright X-ray gas around local disc galaxies, when nearly every model for the past 20 years has suggested that we should.

more .. Upcoming Viewing Nights

Public viewing nights commence 8:00pm

TONIGHT

  • Tooperang Viewing Night Members Only
  • Stockport Viewing Night Members Only

Friday 10 September

  • NYP Group

Saturday 11 September

  • Stockport Viewing Night Members Only
  • Whyalla Public Viewing Night

Friday 17 September

  • The Heights Public Viewing Night

Saturday 18 September

  • Black Forest Public Viewing Night

Saturday 2 October

  • Tooperang Viewing Night Members Only
  • Stockport Viewing Night Members Only

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more .. Today's Sun & Moon

Sunrise: 6:32am
Sunset: 5:57pm

waning crescent

Times are calculated for Adelaide and are approximates only.