Events
Jan31st -Blue Blood Supermoon. (Total eclipse of the moon as second moon of the month and at perigee.)
Venue – Restoration Society Grounds.From 6.00pm till 01.00am 1st of Feb
Providing the weather is suitable club members are invited to gather at a suitable time to observe and photo the eclipse from a reasonably dark venue.
As the moon will be high, the sky should be more than suitable if the clouds do not appear.
Coffee and tea will be available – or bring your own beverage/snacks.
For those who are reading this and would like to become members – you are most welcome to attend.
The moon will be suffering the indignity of being shrouded for the period between 10.50 and 11.50 on Wednesday evening – which sadly is a work day.
It will be observable to any in Northern NSW and SEQ if you look up.
If you want to photo this phenomenon I recommend minimum a zoomable Digital Camera and a tripod. The camera should be able to be controlled for exposure. Photoing the moon without control will usually result in a badly over exposed moon and a black sky.
Zoom in as big as you can optically (any digital zoom should be avoided.) and set the timer to delay .
The Delayed exposure allows the camera time to settle on the tripod – using a spot exposure meter on the moon may result in a decent photo but have a practice before the time or you may be disappointed with the result – however since it lasts for quite a while, you can really take lots of pics and get it right.
Historically this supermoon blue moon eclipse hasn’t happened for 165 years. But a standard eclipse was seen in this area a couple of years ago and I captured it from my garden – you don’t need anything more than a camera and a clear sky.
Best of luck. The centre of the track of this eclipse passes over Northern NSW so it is almost perfect for us to see.
Happy snaps and a clear sky to you all. May the odds be ever in your favour.
Jenny
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Stardust Junior Astronomy ClubThursday 4th June 2020 Runaway Bay Library, Lae Drive, Runaway Bay
Have you ever wanted to learn about the amazing universe that you live in? Then come along to Runaway Bay Library’s astronomy club for juniors (Aged between 6 to 12 years old) Thursday 4th June 2020 from 4pm - 5pm Coordinator: Noeleen Lowndes (SAS member) PLEASE NOTE: Due to all the Gold Coast City libraries being closed because of the Corona virus there will be no Stardust Club for many months.Please still enjoy the wonderful night sky in your own garden and go to NASA’s Space Place website to find some fun space activities at: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/ To download a Star map for the Southern Hemisphere, go to the Skymaps.com website at: http://www.skymaps.com/downloads.html Please keep safe and well and I’ll see you all again soon, Happy Stargazing, Noeleen :-)
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Stardust Junior Astronomy ClubThursday 2nd July 2020 Runaway Bay Library, Lae Drive, Runaway Bay
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SAS Monthly MeetingSaturday 4th July 2020 Oxenford Pony Club, Charlies Crossing Park, Charlies Crossing Rd, Upper Coomera -Gold Coast
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SAS Monthly MeetingSaturday 1st August 2020 Oxenford Pony Club, Charlies Crossing Park, Charlies Crossing Rd, Upper Coomera -Gold Coast
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Stardust Junior Astronomy ClubThursday 6th August 2020 Runaway Bay Library, Lae Drive, Runaway Bay
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SAS Monthly MeetingSaturday 5th September 2020 Oxenford Pony Club, Charlies Crossing Park, Charlies Crossing Rd, Upper Coomera -Gold Coast
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~ International Observe the Moon Night 2019 ~Saturday 26th September 2020 WOODSTOCK – YOUTH ENTERPRISE TRUST 231, PLUNKETT ROAD, TAMBORINE 4270 QLD
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SAS Monthly MeetingSaturday 3rd October 2020 Oxenford Pony Club, Charlies Crossing Park, Charlies Crossing Rd, Upper Coomera -Gold Coast
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SAS Monthly MeetingSaturday 7th November 2020 Oxenford Pony Club, Charlies Crossing Park, Charlies Crossing Rd, Upper Coomera -Gold Coast
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