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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Public Viewing Nights
The next public viewing night is on the 18th September.
Come along....
Adult admission $10 Students $5
The Evening Sky in September 2010
Venus, the brilliant 'evening star' (planet really), appears in the west soon after sunset. You can see it in daylight, if you know where to look. It sets in the southwest in the dark late evening sky. In a telescope it looks like a crescent moon, getting taller and thinner through the month as it comes closer and turns more of its dark side toward us. In September Venus's distance shrinks from 89 million km to 56 million km. Venus is the same size as Earth and is covered wit ...read more
