Hi everyone I’m delighted to let you know that our new observing site now has a name – Forest Trail Park. The significance of the name is that there is a walking track that goes right past the site called Forest Trail for which Greg McCall recently made a short video of which is in…
Continue ReadingA preview of a news item post update to PFA site It’s a bit under 7 minutes. It’s a bit of an experiment with drone images, video and some recorded audio as well as putting it all together in a video editor. It kind of just come together without much of a plan but it…
Continue ReadingHi everyone, There are still a few days left to submit your entries to the June 2021 Monthly Showcase. Remember, the entries can be photos, videos, drawings, articles, anything astronomy related. Please send your entries to me at bpetschel@gmail.com. Please ensure that all images have a maximum size of 1200 pixels on the longest side…
Continue ReadingHi everyone We have had a busy month with the new NSAS Observation field getting it’s first light on the 15th May. It was a good night with about 20 telescopes breaking the soil so to speak. I managed to grab a nice shot of the sunset and Greg McCall took this shot of NGC6727…
Continue ReadingHi everyone, There are still a few days left to submit your entries to the May 2021 Monthly Showcase. Remember, the entries can be photos, videos, drawings, articles, anything astronomy related. Please send your entries to me at bpetschel@gmail.com. Please ensure that all images have a maximum size of 1200 pixels on the longest side…
Continue ReadingHi everyone. A reminder that there is a Total Lunar eclipse this Wednesday and we will be opening up Terrey Hills (JJ Melbourne Memorial Park) at 7PM (gates open at 6:30pm). Please feel free to bring family and friends and your own scopes to come and have a look. This will be a prime viewing…
Continue ReadingHi there members. The application form for the Arcadia Star Party is now available at the bottom of this email. I suggest you read the stuff in the middle 🙂 We are now calling for people to indicate their interest in both nights of our mini camping star party. Numbers are limited so applications will…
Continue ReadingHi everyone A short email to members only for the opening night at the new field this Saturday. To enable people to come along and have a chat and mingle prior, the gates will be open from 3pm even though sunset is not till 5pm. There will be a short 15 -20 min ceremony at…
Continue ReadingWOW – a bumper month again this month with much going on. Firstly – We return to Regis Hall for our first face-to-face meeting in a while 7:30pm Tuesday 18th May. For those who’ve become addicted to Zoom we will also be “zooming” the meeting which might prove technically challenging but we will see how…
Continue ReadingHi everyone, There are still a few days left to submit your entries to the April 2021 Monthly Showcase. Remember, the entries can be photos, videos, drawings, articles, anything astronomy related. Please send your entries to me at bpetschel@gmail.com. Please ensure that all images have a maximum size of 1200 pixels on the longest side…
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