This month's speaker is Zachary Smeaton, from Western Sydney University who will talk on 'Cosmic Explosions: A multi-frequency view of supernova remnants'.

 Supernova remnants (SNRs) are the remains of some of the most energetic stellar explosions in the Universe, and are pivotal

We're close to releasing the 2026 Events list. Having completed 2 trial Astronomy Welcome Nights, they will become regular each month and are additional to our normal Astronomy nights. Happy New Year everyone!

Saturday 27th December is our 2nd 'Astro Welcome Night' at the PFA Belrose. Bring yourself, your questions (and your telescope if you already have one). A number of our experienced members will be there. Register in the Events section and don't forget to check at Midday that day for cancellation due to poor weather. 

This special General Meeting for Tuesday 18th November 2025 will be held at the 'Astro Shed' (Container) at PFA, followed by a members-only viewing night. The meeting will be live streamed. It's a clear night and an extra opportunity for members to bring their scopes and use them when the meeting is finished.

I waited a day or so to see if anyone else would notice this APOD. I BIG pat on the back for this image that got WORLD recognition of one of our members. This is a BIG thing. I also think a few other club members were out on the same night and should also be suitably praised for their similar image as I suspect they were out and about at the same

Have you noticed our Buy & Sell chat group?

It's a bit of an experiment to see if it is useful for members. 

We were going to run the occasional boot sale nights at St Ignatius before COVID disrupted our 'Physical' meetings but we thought as an bonus to members, you could try this chat group before the normal

NACAA Stream 6 - 1922 Total Solar Eclipse & Five Total Solar Eclipses coming to Australia

1922 Total Solar Eclipse

5 Total Solar Eclipses coming to Australia over the next 18 years

BOM reference

The 2021–22 La Niña event continues,