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Happy 70th Birthday
Astronomical Society of NSW Get ready to mark a major milestone with the Astronomical Society of New South Wales (ASNSW) as they...
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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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...
Jul 10, 20242 min read
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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...
Jul 3, 20241 min read
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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...
Jun 25, 20241 min read
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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...
May 31, 20241 min read
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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...
May 17, 20241 min read
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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...
May 3, 20241 min read
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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...
Apr 18, 20242 min read
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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...
Feb 6, 20242 min read
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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...
Dec 19, 20231 min read
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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...
Dec 12, 20231 min read
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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...
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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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...
Nov 19, 20231 min read
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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...
Oct 27, 20231 min read
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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...
Mar 22, 20231 min read
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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...
Feb 28, 20231 min read
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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....
Feb 6, 20231 min read
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Dec 6, 20221 min read
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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...
Nov 10, 20221 min read
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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,...
Aug 8, 20221 min read
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