Astronomical Society of South Australia
Raising community participation and awareness in astronomy
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Stockport Observatory Star Party
See the planet Mars, the beautiful rings of Saturn, and the Moon through a telescope (weather permitting) on Saturday 26 May. A slide show, sausage sizzle and refreshments will be available throughout the evening. Admission is only $10 for adults and $2 for children. There is no need to book - just turn up on the night at pay at the gate....
Safely Watch the Transit of Venus
On Wednesday the 6th of June, a transit of the planet Venus across the Sun will occur and will be observable from all of South Australia.
Come to the Adelaide Festival Plaza where a couple of “safe” telescopes will be set up for you to observe the transit....
Visitors are welcome to attend our monthly meetings, which usually feature a guest speaker.
Stellar Evolution - Part 1
Astronomy Education
Looks at the Hertzsprung Russell (HR) Diagram which explains the relationship between luminosity, mass and temperature in stars during their various phases of evolution from a protostar and the main sequence through to red giants and white dwarfs.
Transit of Venus
General Meeting
Observations of transits of Venus aross the face of our Sun have played historically significant roles in astronomy. In this presentation, Professor Roger Clay from the University of Adelaide will discuss what such transits are all about, what people have hoped to find from them, and comment on some of the results of those historical transit measurements.
ASSA-Chat
Recent messages on ASSA-Chat -- our e-mail discussion list.
Event Calendar
Friday 25 May
- The Heights Public Viewing Night
- Black Forest Public Viewing Night
- Northern York Peninsula Viewing Night
Saturday 26 May
Saturday 16 June
May 2012
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Membership
Membership is open to people of all ages and professions - the only pre-requisite is an interest in astronomy. It does not matter how much you know about astronomy or any other science. The Society has something for you.