Southland Astronomical Society

Southland Astronomical Society The Southland Astronomical Society is a small active group of astronomers based in Invercargill We are based in Invercargill, New Zealand's southernmost city.

The Southland Astronomical Society is the southernmost Astronomical Society in the world. We welcome any enquiries about membership to the society. As a member, you are welcome to attend our monthly meetings held at 7:30pm on the first Thursday of every month except for January. From February 2023 our meetings are held at Fernworth Primary School, 288 Pomona St, Invercargill. We discuss the 'goings on' in our night sky, local and worldwide. We often have slideshows and presentations about a very wide range of astronomy topics. Our members are very friendly and you will always receive a warm welcome. The Society was kindly donated an Observatory in late July 2021 we are currently working to get it operational for the 2022 viewing season. We currently use our portable 8" celestron telescope on our public viewing nights, which are every Saturdsy night 7:30pm - 9:30pm March till mid October. Private booking's can be made, please email Philip Burt for inquires. We strive to cater for everyone from small children to adults. We will share changes made in the Club rooms as we complete them and advise of when we will be opening and of times etc. The purpose of this page is for us to update you about sky events and be able to interact with all of you keen sky observors more often and efficently. Please don't hesitate to contact us via our message system or email for membership enquiries or any other questions you might have. We look forward to bringing you information and having lively discussions. Note: Our goal is to keep the page family friendly, but if you do happen to see something of concern please report it to one of our page administrators. Please be patient with us as we get this page up and running. Thank you from the Southland Astronomical Society. Page Administrators
Elizabeth King - President -
Joseph Roberts - Vice-President
Phillip Burt - Secretary & Booking Manger
[email protected]

03/10/2026

With daylight savings now started last weekend, it also means its unfortunately the end of our winter public viewing season, with the amount of cloud we have been having its probably just aswell, hopefully next year will bring plenty of clear viewing nights.

29/09/2026

October 4th - 10th 2026, is World space week. This year its all about Rocket Revolution.

About the 2026 Theme
Each year, World Space Week Association (WSWA) selects a theme that reflects a defining moment in humanity's relationship with space. For World Space Week 2026, celebrated globally from October 4 to 10, the theme is "Rocket Revolution."

Rocket Revolution focuses on the rapid transformation of space launch. Once limited to a small number of government programs, access to space is now expanding through commercial launch providers, reusable rockets, university teams, startups, and new national space actors. This shift is changing who can reach space, how often launches happen, and what space is used for.

04/09/2026

Unfortunately tomorrow nights Viewing night is canceled, 5/9/26

The Southland Astronomical Society isn't planning on any early morning events for Matariki this year, but if its clear p...
24/06/2026

The Southland Astronomical Society isn't planning on any early morning events for Matariki this year, but if its clear pop out, looking north and see if you can see Matariki/ pleiades rising

No telescope needed, just your eyes and a clear view before sunrise.

This year, Kōpū (Venus) and Matawhero (Mars) will be shining nearby, acting as helpful markers to guide you straight to Puanga and the Matariki cluster.

Alan Hale died Saturday 6th of June age 78Alan Hale was an American astronomer and comet-hunter. He is best known for co...
10/06/2026

Alan Hale died Saturday 6th of June age 78

Alan Hale was an American astronomer and comet-hunter. He is best known for co-discovering the comet Hale-Bopp in 1995, one of the brightest and most widely observed comets of the 20th century. Hale was a prominent figure in the field of astronomy, dedicating his life to searching for and studying comets and asteroids.

30/04/2026

Tomorrow night's viewing nigh, 2nd of May, will run a little different this time, this night will be run without telescopes unfortunately, there will still be displays on inside.

New planetarium open in Invercargill?
26/04/2026

New planetarium open in Invercargill?

17/04/2026

Our next viewing night will be the 2nd of May, 7.30pm till atleast 9.30pm.

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Links Road
Invercargill
9879

Opening Hours

7:30pm - 9:30pm

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