Whakatane Astronomical Society

Whakatane Astronomical Society
Formation January 1, 1963 (1963-01-01)
Type NGO
Location
Coordinates 37°57′24″S 176°59′58″E / 37.956642°S 176.999544°E / -37.956642; 176.999544Coordinates: 37°57′24″S 176°59′58″E / 37.956642°S 176.999544°E / -37.956642; 176.999544
Region served
Eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
President
 Norman Izett
Affiliations Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand
Website

The Whakatane Astronomical Society is a voluntary, non-profit society for people interested in amateur astronomy in the Whakatane District of New Zealand. The society was founded in September 1960, and maintains a small observatory in Whakatane, which has been operating continuously since 1964.[1] The society is affiliated with the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand.[2]

The Society's main fund raising activity is the running of observing nights on Tuesday and Friday evenings, where members of the public pay a small fee to view the sky using one or more of the society's telescopes at the observatory, under the guidance of a society member. Similar evenings are can also be run for larger/school groups, with prior arrangement.

Equipment

The Society's observatory houses three main telescopes:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Whakatane Astronomical Society. "Sky of Plenty". Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  2. ↑ Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand. "Affiliated Societies". Retrieved 2010-03-09.
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