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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 2012

The Sky Tonight updated for February March 2012.

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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Contact ASWA
Phone 08 9364 9603.
email - ASWA


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.

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

 

13 February - 7:00 pm - Astronomy Class at Como

13 February - 8:00 pm - General Meeting at Como

18 February - Sunset - Deep Sky night at Bakers Hill

18 February - Sunset - Radio Astronomy at Jarrahdale

18 February - Sunset -Southern Districts Deep Sky at Jarrahdale

27 February - 7:00 pm - Club Night at Como


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.

For Phases of the Moon from 1700 to 2035, visit the U.S. Naval Observatory

Check out the Perth Observatory night sky camera. It takes a series of short exposures about every 10 minutes and posts these wide field images of the night sky to the web.

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

IYA2009


365 Days of Astronomy

Listen to the excellent podcast by ASWA Immediate Past President, Chris Marr, and read the transcript for 1st December 2009 at 365 Days of Astronomy.
A previous podcast and transcript by Chris on 29th March 2009 can also be found at 365 Days of Astronomy.

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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