Northland Astronomical Society
The Northland Astronomical Society Incorporated (NAS) was formed in July 2000 with the purpose of promoting and educating the people of Northland in the many fascinating aspects of astronomy.Meetings are held regularly every month at our clubrooms, in the Heritage Park grounds off State Highway 14 in Maunu... read more
Club members at the partial Eclipse
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Partial Lunar Eclipse is coming!
A Partial Lunar Eclipse will be happening on the evening of 26 June.
The Maunu Observatory will be open from 8.30pm, with talks before the eclipse begins at around 10.15pm.
Come along and see this spectacular event.
Adult admission $10 Students $5
The Evening Sky in July 2010
Venus, the brilliant 'evening star' (planet really), appears in the northwest soon after sunset. It sets in the dark mid-evening sky making it an eye-catching object. It is bright enough to cast shadows in dark places. In a telescope its shape is like the moon just after first quarter. Venus is the same size as the earth and around 150 million km from us this month.
Venus, Mars and Saturn make a line up the northwest sky most of July. Mars is the f ...read more
