Border Stargaze 2012

Science Fair Charles Sturt University and ASAW - Tuesday 14th to Thursday 16th August 2012

Border Stargaze 2012 - Wednesday 15th to Sunday 19th August 2012.

Registration now for Border Stargaze 2012 

To read about this years Border Stargaze and Science Fair click here

 

A rare event the Transit of Venus 6th June 2012

The ASAW invites you to join us in observing a rare event not to be seen again until 2117, read more

General Meeting - June 6

The next ASAW General Meeting will be on Wednesday 6th June at 7pm. It will be held in room 114 in the Learning and Teaching Hub, AKA building 754 at Charles Sturt University, Thurgoona with access from Car Park 2.

News Headlines

Work on the Accelerating Expantion of the Universe Wins 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics
2011-10-15 - Posted by Astromart

Brian Schmidt of Australian National University's Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Adam Riess of Johns Hopkins University, and Saul Perlmutter of the University of California - Berkeley&... > Read More

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Starts Its Five Year Mission to Study Jupiter
2011-09-22 - Posted by Astromart

NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on August 5, 2011 to begin a five-year journey to Jupiter. Juno's detailed study of the largest planet ... > Read More

'Star Wars' planet found
2011-09-22 - Posted by ABC

In a case of science fiction turning into fact, astronomers have detected a planet orbiting two stars, nicknamed Tatooine after the fictional planet that was home to Luke Skywalker. The discovery, an... > Read More

Huge Solar Eruption
2011-06-09 - Posted by Space.com

The sun unleashed a massive solar storm (7th June) in a dazzling eruption that kicked up a vast cloud of magnetic plasma that appeared to rain back down over half of the sun's entire surface.Fortunate... > Read More

Events

The society holds public and private viewing nights as many times as the weather will permit us to do. New dates are announced at monthly meetings. > Read more

Membership

Want to become a member of the ASAW? Find out how you can join the Astronomical Society today.

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Border Stargaze Sponsorship


We are pleased to announce the 2012 Sponsor kit is now available Read more

Cape Fear Astronomical Society

Why don't you check out and say g'day to our sister society in the US.

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New Website

The brand new Astronomical Society of Albury Wodonga web site has been proudly developed by Blackmaze Creative.