Whakatane Astronomical Society

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]

Whakatane Astronomical Society
FormationJanuary 1, 1963 (1963-01-01)
TypeNGO
Location
Coordinates37.956642°S 176.999544°E / -37.956642; 176.999544
Region served
Eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
President
Norman Izett
AffiliationsRoyal Astronomical Society of New Zealand
Website

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 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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