Shoalhaven Astronomers

19/06/2026

Meeting starts at 7pm tonight, see you there

Our June meeting is this week, this week we will continue our Grand Tour series exploring the system of Saturn. This will include images and videos highlighting the recent Saturn missions and the major discoveries of the Saturnian system.

Meetings are held at the UoW Shoalhaven Campus starting at 7pm. We look forward to seeing you there

14/06/2026

Our June meeting is this week, this week we will continue our Grand Tour series exploring the system of Saturn. This will include images and videos highlighting the recent Saturn missions and the major discoveries of the Saturnian system.

Meetings are held at the UoW Shoalhaven Campus starting at 7pm. We look forward to seeing you there

11/06/2026

The Grand Tour series resumes next week.
We move on from Jupiter and travel to one of the most photogenic planets in the solar system. We will explore how Saturn has been one of the most exciting places for space exploration in the last 20 years and will include the history of the planets exploration, the study of its rings and major moon discoveries which has rewritten textbooks on the potentially for life habitable environments.

18/05/2026

Our first observation night of Friday saw the use of our observatory and club telescopes. Although the weather was unhelpful we’re were able to spot star clusters, nebulas and a quick hint at Jupiter.

15/05/2026

Weathers looks promising tonight, see you at 7pm

Our May meeting is this week, this week is dedicated to an observation session using our observatory. If the weather looks poor we'll be resolving to a presentation about the Artemis missions. This will include images and videos highlighting the recent Artemis II mission which flew around the moon last month.

Meetings are held at the UoW Shoalhaven Campus starting at 7pm. We look forward to seeing you there.

10/05/2026

Our May meeting is this week, this week is dedicated to an observation session using our observatory. If the weather looks poor we'll be resolving to a presentation about the Artemis missions. This will include images and videos highlighting the recent Artemis II mission which flew around the moon last month.

Meetings are held at the UoW Shoalhaven Campus starting at 7pm. We look forward to seeing you there.

17/04/2026

Meeting starts at 7pm, see you there !!

Our April meeting is this week, we commence the Grand Tour series and will also have a presentation by founding member Frank on Mars Hill. We will also he talking about the recent Artemis mission.

Meetings are held at the UoW Shoalhaven Campus starting at 7pm. We look forward to seeing you there.

12/04/2026

Our April meeting is this week, we commence the Grand Tour series and will also have a presentation by founding member Frank on Mars Hill. We will also he talking about the recent Artemis mission.

Meetings are held at the UoW Shoalhaven Campus starting at 7pm. We look forward to seeing you there.

05/04/2026

Our first Grand Tour presentation begins this month.

The lecture series will follow a similar path of the Voyager spacecraft launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets.

We start off with the largest planet in the solar system. We will explore how Jupiter has been the centre of attention for space exploration and will include solar system dynamics, whether life exists in the Jovian system and the history of spacecraft voyages at Jupiter.

20/03/2026

Meeting starts at 7pm, see you there

The March meeting is this week. This meeting will involve two talks on decoding astronomical objects and the Symphony of the solar system.

Other upcoming meetings will be our Grand Tour series starting with Jupiter in April and the scheduled observation session during the May meeting.

Meetings are held at the UoW Shoalhaven Campus starting at 7pm. We look forward to seeing you there.