Whakatane Astronomical Society

Whakatane Astronomical Society
Formation January 1, 1963 (1963-01-01) (49 years ago)
Type NGO
Location Hurinui Avenue, Hillcrest, Whakatane, New Zealand
Region served Eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
President Norman Izett
Affiliations Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand
Website [1]

The Whakatane Astronomical Society is a voluntary, non-profit society for people interested in amateur astronomy in the Whakatane region of New Zealand. The society maintains a small observatory in Whakatane, which has been operating continuously since 1963[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[3]:

References

  1. ^ Whakatane Astronomical Society. "Sky of Plenty: Society's History". http://www.skyofplenty.com/?page_id=96. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 
  2. ^ Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand. "Affiliated Societies". http://www.rasnz.org.nz/AffSocs/Societies/affsoc.htm#Whakatane. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 
  3. ^ "Astronomy - Whakatane Astronomical Society Homepage". http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/surfin/SkyOfPlenty/. Retrieved 2010-03-09. 

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