Invitation
Macarthur Astronomical Society, in conjunction with the University of Western Sydney (UWS) will hold nine public viewing nights at the UWS Rotary Observatory during 2009, to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy.
The President of the Society, John Rombi (astronut here on IIS) invites Macarthur residents to come and look through our telescopes and says that the public events are a great opportunity for families to spend an hour or two viewing some of the wonders of the universe, including the moon, planets, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies.
He said that the the University and the Society have the shared objective of bringing astronomy to the community and MAS is very grateful for the full cooperation of UWS in agreeing to host these nine events at the observatory.
The first date is Saturday 7th March, commencing at 7.30 pm.
In the event of inclement weather conditions, alternative arrangements will be made for the public to meet local amateur astronomers indoors.
Bookings are not necessary and there will be no formal admission charge, although the Society would be accepting gold coin donations to assist with it's costs.
Refer to the
location map for directions. Visitors should proceed to Car Park 6 at the Western end of the University complex and walk to the Observatory. For further details about the events, send an e-mail to
contact@macastro.org.au or phone 4626 7911 (John) or 4627 2838 (Roger).
