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Welcome to the official homepage of the Astronomical Society of Western Australia (Inc.)

 

ASWA's banner at Whiteman Park

Some recent additions to this website.

The ASWA Diary has been updated for 2009

The Sky Tonight updated for April and May 2009.

Read about ASWA Junior (now Senior) Member gaining scholarship to study gamma ray bursts at Mt Stromlo.
Modified August 1st 2006.
Gemma has accepted a Ph.D scholarship from University of Sydney for 2006. Read details.

55th Anniversary Celebrations
Article and photos of Life Members' Luncheon and the Annual Dinner. added August 4th 2005.

Vale - John Perdrix
Obituary added on September 20th 2005.


 

 

 

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. This year is the International Year of Astronomy 2009.
Various web site links are as follows: -

IYA2009

365 Days of Astronomy

UPCOMING EVENTS

The following events are for ASWA Members and those who may wish to become members. Country, Interstate and Overseas visitors with a strong interest in Astronomy are also welcome. Please ring 08 9246 4190 for further details.

For further information on any of the following see Diary for contact details.



Saturday 4th July - Whiteman Park
Sunset - Lunar viewing

Monday 13th July - Como
7:00 pm Astronomy Class
8:00 pm Ordinary Meeting.AGM - Outgoing President's address which will be about "Astronomical Distances"

Saturday 18th July - Bakers Hill
Sunset - Deep Sky viewing

Monday 27th July - Como
7:00 pm - Club Night

Check out the web sites of
ASWA Members

See the ASTRONOMY PICTURE of THE DAY.

See the Seven Day Weather Forecast or the Radar Image for Perth.

Check out the Perth Observatory night sky camera. It takes a series of short exposures every 15 minutes and posts these wide field star images to the web.

National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers (NACCA) was held at Penrith Panthers Convention Centre west of Sydney March 21st to 24th. 2008 (Easter) Visit the Web Site.

Visit the U.S. Naval Observatory for Phases of the Moon from 1700 to 2035

ASWA holds its Lunar Section nights at Whiteman Park. The Park is a great place to visit for all sorts of activities. See the Whiteman Park website for more details.

Click for Perth, Western Australia Forecast


 
   
 
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ASWA wishes to acknowledge the many hours of work by various people including Ian Bacon, students from Edith Cowan University, Ray Upston, Bevan Harris and Louise Frick in setting up and maintaining an ASWA website in its various formats over the years.

The format and content for the current Website was solely devised and developed by Bevan Harris and is now maintained by webmaster Melody Designs. Constructive criticism concerning these pages is welcome.