Stargazing - Avalon 2024
See the stars in National Science Week Join us on August 10th for a magical evening of stargazing at the Avalon Community Centre during...
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- Jul 3
- 1 min
Luxury Dark Sky Getaway!
Catch a glimpse of Aurora Australis, or immerse yourself in a sky full of stars, "The Keep" - Tasmania For all our guests looking for a...
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- Jun 25
- 1 min
Fancy a night under the stars?
Share the starry night sky for Science Week - 10 August Celebrate Science week and join the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance for After...
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- May 31
- 1 min
Lava, Lava, Everywhere!
Icelanders often refer to their country as the "Land of Fire and Ice" in tribute to its unique landscape shaped by glaciers and...
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- May 17
- 1 min
An Astronomer, a Composer
And an APRA AWARD.... come together again. In 2008 Fred Watson was an unlikely recipient of an APRA Award for his work with Ross Edwards...
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- May 3
- 1 min
Did Earth's magnetic field trigger explosion of life?
Dark Sky Traveller heads towards ground breaking research As we prepare to embark on our expedition to the Flinders Ranges (Great...
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- Apr 18
- 2 min
Totally Eclipsed!
8 APRIL. Dallas Texas. The day I had the joy of witnessing the Eclipse 2024 with 20 Dark Sky Travellers. Despite the swiftly moving...
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- Feb 6
- 2 min
Conservation through a Polar Lens
What can Antarctica teach us about preserving our planet? My recent journey to Antarctica with #HomewardBoundProjects has been a place of...
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- Dec 19, 2023
- 1 min
Fast Radio Bursts....
Or is it Rudolph crossing your Christmas Sky? As we approach the end of 2023, pass quickly through the silly season and into the joy of a...
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- Dec 12, 2023
- 1 min
The ‘gem of the Flinders Rangers: A Geologists paradise’.
Q: What do Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary and the Antarctic Share? A: Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson described the Arkaroola area as...
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- Dec 1, 2023
- 1 min
Mother nature can be our teacher - if we have the right mindset.
My voyage to Antarctica has exceeded far beyond any tourist expectations I may have had about this great white space. READ MY EXPERIENCES...
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- Nov 19, 2023
- 1 min
The new breed of traveller with stars in their eyes
By Ricky French (Weekend Australia) Led by the founder of the charity Dark Sky Alliance, Marnie Ogg, and her husband, government...
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- Oct 27, 2023
- 1 min
Behind the moon’s shadow
Why was a remote location in Western Australia the best place in the world to see April’s total solar eclipse? And where should you go to...
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- Mar 22, 2023
- 1 min
Threatened skies - Astronomy in the era of satellite mega-constellations
Hybrid talk - Sydney 6 April 6pm AET Satellite mega-constellations. Love the access to the internet access or the night sky? Does it need...
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- Feb 28, 2023
- 1 min
Solar Eclipse, Territory and UK Tours
Upcoming tours From Brunel to Burnell - September 2023 There are just 4 places remaining on the main section of our September tour...
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- Feb 6, 2023
- 1 min
From Brunel to Burnell
11 - 28 September, 2023 Join Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Fred Watson as we journey through Guernsey, England, Wales and Scotland....
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- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
ESO Delegates Set the Stage
Exploring the Universe with ESO's Super Telescopes: The 2022 Allison-Levick Lecture Thursday 1 December 2022, 6pm - 7pm Macquarie...
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- Aug 8, 2022
- 1 min
Severing access to the night sky and our past
Sydney Observatory - will it be hemmed in by development? For over 165 years Sydney Observatory has been the home of science, invention,...
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- Jul 29, 2022
- 1 min
James Webb Telescope
Our first live event! (for a long time!) 16 August - 6pm Club Belrose About this event Join Fred Watson as he explains the James Webb...
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