Hi Everyone This is just a short note to remind you that the AGM is being held 7:30pm Tuesday 20th October. I’m pleased to report that all positions have a seconded nominee but an open invitation continues to exist for everyone if you wish to be part of the team. The AGM considers the appointment…
Continue ReadingGuys, Good news, the NSAS PayPal account is working again. You can now pay your 2021 membership fees (due October). Also applies for Beginners Night in the Field payments ($10 for non-members, free for members). David Wallace NSAS Treasurer
Continue ReadingGuys, Some of you have experienced problems trying to pay your NSAS membership (due October) to the NSAS PayPal account. I have talked to PayPal regarding this, and the issue should be resolved in a couple of days. David Wallace NSAS Treasurer
Continue ReadingHi everyone, There are still a few days left to submit your entries for the September 2020 Monthly Showcase. Remember, the submissions can be photos, videos, drawings, articles, anything astronomy related. Please send your entries to me at bpetschel@gmail.com and please ensure that any images submitted have a maximum of 1200 pixels on the longest side for…
Continue ReadingHi everyone Hope you are all going well and coping with our covid challenges. Just a quick update on the club and how things are progressing. Our Zoom meetings for the club are being greatly attended and hence if you are interested in hearing a good theoretical scientific talk then tune in to the 3rd…
Continue ReadingGuys, Our virtual (Zoom) guest speaker for this month is Dr Stuart Ryder, FASA (Adjunct Fellow, Dept of Physics & Astronomy, Macquarie University) who will give a talk on “Bursting with Excitement: Where do Fast Radio Bursts come from?” (details below). This will be held on Tuesday 15th September at 7:30pm. This presentation is open…
Continue ReadingHi everyone, There’s still a few days left to submit your entries to the August 2020 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 make the images a maximum of 1200 pixels on the longest side for publishing on the…
Continue ReadingHi everyone, The August 2020 Monthly Showcase is open for entries. Remember, the entries can be photos, videos, drawings, articles, anything astronomy related. Please send your images to me at bpetschel@gmail.com with all images in JPG format with a maximum 1200 pixels on the longest side so they can be easily published on the web….
Continue ReadingHi everyone I hope you are all keeping well. Things are certainly not standing still here at NSAS and we are pleased to announce a new support class for people who have recently purchased a telescope. We have determined a way that we can have an open air class for up to 20 telescopes and…
Continue ReadingOur virtual (Zoom) guest speaker for this month is Sarah Caddy (PhD candidate at Macquarie University’s Dept of Physics and Astronomy) who will give a talk on “Optical and infrared space telescopes” (details below). This will be held on Tuesday 18th August at 7:30pm. This presentation is open to all (i.e. NSAS members and non-members)….
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