SpaceTas
24-03-2011, 11:27 AM
Open Night at Mt Canopus
Near Hobart
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The 1 meter telescope will be rigged with a video camera
There will many telescopes to look through
Talks by astronomers at University Tasmania
Sales of astronomy themed posters etc
The crescent Moon, and Saturn will be highlights. But visible will be many star cluster, interstellar gas/dust clouds, double stars ...
Date: Saturday 9 April
Time: 7 - 10 pm
Cost: $2 per person or $5 per family
Location: Mt. Canopus Observatory, Canopus Hill, near Cambridge Tasmania
Directions: (map attached)
From Hobart take A3 toward Airport.
Take Richmond/Cambridge exit (B31)
Turn under highway and bear left toward Mt Rumney (C328)
Take first left onto Grahams Rd
Take next left onto Centauri Dr (straight ahead is a dirt road)
Take next right uphill at wide intersection along Canopus Rd
The Observatory is on right at the crest of the hill
Contacts:
Stefan Dieters (Uni Tas) (03) 6226 6230
dieterss utas.edu.au
Bob Coghlan (Astro Soc Tasmania) 0419 305 722
Websites:
ast.n3.net
www.groterebermuseum.com.au (http://www.groterebermuseum.com.au)
Near Hobart
:astron:
The 1 meter telescope will be rigged with a video camera
There will many telescopes to look through
Talks by astronomers at University Tasmania
Sales of astronomy themed posters etc
The crescent Moon, and Saturn will be highlights. But visible will be many star cluster, interstellar gas/dust clouds, double stars ...
Date: Saturday 9 April
Time: 7 - 10 pm
Cost: $2 per person or $5 per family
Location: Mt. Canopus Observatory, Canopus Hill, near Cambridge Tasmania
Directions: (map attached)
From Hobart take A3 toward Airport.
Take Richmond/Cambridge exit (B31)
Turn under highway and bear left toward Mt Rumney (C328)
Take first left onto Grahams Rd
Take next left onto Centauri Dr (straight ahead is a dirt road)
Take next right uphill at wide intersection along Canopus Rd
The Observatory is on right at the crest of the hill
Contacts:
Stefan Dieters (Uni Tas) (03) 6226 6230
dieterss utas.edu.au
Bob Coghlan (Astro Soc Tasmania) 0419 305 722
Websites:
ast.n3.net
www.groterebermuseum.com.au (http://www.groterebermuseum.com.au)