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 Information about the southern night sky, lastest astronomy news, Stonehenge-Aotearoa, Maori astronomy, Phoenix Astronomical Society, AstroShop and more.
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WINTER ASTROCAMP 2008 
Winter
Astrocamp, 2008, 31st May – 2nd June
The timing
of Winter Astrocamp to take advantage of the wonderful winter night skies when
the most brilliant region of the Milky Way is overhead in the early morning.
This year
we are again at the Carterton R.S.A. Talks and workshops will be held at the
R.S.A. between 10:00am and 4:00pm (exact times to be confirmed)
Saturday and Sunday. The RSA is a large
and comfortable venue and the bar will be open. Observing will take place at
the Observatory site at Ahiaruhe.
Coffee and
tea are part of the registration. Lunch will be soup and a roll or something
very similar. The evening meals will be smorgasboard style, and a range of
dishes will be provided.
REGISTRATION FORM HERE
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 Stonehenge Aotearoa, a full-scale working adaptation of Stonehenge, is intended to inspire New Zealanders to explore and experience for themselves how technologies of ancient times were used, and still can be used, to give practical and detailed information on the seasons, time and navigation. |
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 The Phoenix Astronomical Society (located in the lower North Island of New Zealand) is an extremely active and enthusiastic society whose aim is to make astronomy accessible to everyone whatever their level of interest and knowledge; to increase public awareness of astronomy and related sciences, and to share with others the mysteries and wonders of the universe of which we are all a part. |
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 Information about what’s happening and what you can see in the night sky. Star charts reproduce the New Zealand evening night sky from latitude 40 degrees south.
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