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Australian Astronomical Society's
Most Societies welcome visitors to their meetings and field nights and are willing to answer any questions you may have or how to use that telescope you bought a few years ago and gave up trying to work.
Meetings are held at 7:30pm on the 2nd Friday of the Month at Kelvin
Grove State High School.. We publish a bimonthly journal and Annual Proceedings.
We hold Astro-Camps about every 3 months and also do free School Star-Nights
around the first Quarter of the Moon.
Contact the society on (07) 3321-8511 or e-mail Tony
Surma or Anne-Louise
Hawes for more information.
Astronomical Association Of Queensland
Redlands Astronomical Society
Meetings are held at Ormiston College twice a month on the 2nd and last Tuesdays.
Contact Peter Adam (07) 3207-2630 for more information.
South East Queensland Astronomical Society
Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of the Month at Kedron State High School. They publish a quarterly newsletter. Contact Patrick Scharf (07) 3314-0659 for more information.
Meetings are held monthly on Saturdays at Ormeau State School. They publish
a bimonthly newsletter.
Contact Kevin Dixon (07) 5537-3852 or Renato
Langersek by e-mail for more information.
They meet regularly and publish a quarterly newsletter.
Contact Terry O'Keefe (07) 5491-5257
Astronomy 20 South
Meetings are held on Hamilton Island on the 4th Wednesday of each month and holds regular viewing sessions.
Contact Ray Johnston (07) 4946-8686 for more information.Bundaberg Astronomical Society
Meetings are held at the Alloway Observatory on every Friday Night at 7pm.
Contact Mac Jonsen (07) 4159-7232.Bundy Sky Watchers
The Sky Watchers meet every Friday with 2 nights a month being field nights.
Contact Karlene Galway (07) 4159-9674 for more information.Cairns Astronomy Group
Holds Monthly Meetings at Caravonica.
Contact Bob Dollery (07) 4058-1180 for more information.Central Queensland Astronomy Club
Based in Rockhampton this club meets on the new moon Friday every month.
Contact Ron Inslay (07) 4926-2156 for more information.Mt Isa Astronomy Group
Contact via mail: PO Box 1556 Mount Isa 4500
Townsville Astronomy Group
Observe on the 2 Saturdays closest to New Moon at Alligator Creek and Publish a quarterly newsletter.
Contact Richard Free (07) 4789-2214
Astronomical Society of Coonabarabran
Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at Coonabarabran High School.
Contact Paul Cass (02) 6842-2994 for more information.Astronomical Society of the Hunter
Meetings are held on the 1st Friday of every month at the Keay Southern Cross Observatory.
Contact Col Maybury (02) 4937-4664 for more information.Astronomical Society of New South Wales
Meetings are held twice a month at CSIRO division of Radio Physics, Marsfield.
Contact Max Gardner (02) 9337-3371 for more information.British Astronomical Association - NSW Branch
Meetings are held every 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Sydney Observatory.
Contact Elizabeth Cocking (02) 9398-9705 for more information.Hawksbury Astronomical Association
Meetings are held every 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Winsor Library.
Contact Adrien Saw (02) 4572-1568 for more information.Illawarra Astronomical Society
Meetings are held every 2nd Tuesday of the month at the University of Wollongong Science Centre.
Contact Steve Russell (02) 4271-1734 for more information.Macarthur Astronomical Society
Meetings are held monthly at the University of Western Sydney in Campbelltown.
Contact Pete & Bobbie Elston (02) 4647-4491 for more information.Newcastle Astronomical Society
Meetings are held on the last Friday of every month at the University of Newcastle, Lecture Theatre GP.
Contact George Barnes (02) 4967-1057 for more information.North Sydney Astronomical Society
Meetings are held every 3rd Tuesday of the month at the St Ignatious College.
Contact David Hoffman (02) 9449-3440 for more information.Port Macquarie Astronomical Association
Meetings are held every 2nd Sunday of the month at the Port Macquarie Observatory.
Contact Jim Daniel (02) 6583-1933 for more information.Meetings are held every 3rd Friday of the month at the Falls Creek Public School.
Contact Jack Apfelbaun (02) 4423-2255 for more information.Sutherland Astronomical Society
Meetings are held every Thursday at the Green Point Observatory.
Contact The Secretary (02) 9589-1014 for more information.Meetings are held every 2nd Thursday of the month at the Taree Public School.
Contact Richard Mozejko by mail PO Box 90 Tuncurry NSW 2428 for more information.Western Sydney Amateur Astronomical Group
Meetings are held every 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Nepean Astronomy Centre, University of Western Sydney.
Contact Peter Nakitch (02) 9835-1824 for more information.Wollongong Amateur Astronomy Club
New Moon observing nights are held monthly at Cataract Scout Park.
Contact Andrew Wood (02) 4272-4505 for more information.University of New England and Northern Tablelands Astronomical Society
Meetings are held once a month on Thursday at the Kirby Observatory.
Contact Vernie Everett (02) 6773-3118 for more information.
Astronomical Society of South Australia
Meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday of the month at the University of South Australia, Levels Campus. Contact Trish Ellin (08) 8261-3354 for more information.
Astronomical Society of Victoria
Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the Herbarium, at the Royal Botanical Gardens.
Contact Linda Mockridge (08) 9888-7130 for more information.Meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of the month at the Ballarat Muncipal Observatory.
Contact the Society (08) 5332-7526 for more information.Bendigo District Astronomical Society
Meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of the month at the BRiT.
Contact Ian Dean (03) 5448-8352 for more information.Astronomical Society of Frankston Inc.
Meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Peninsula School.
Contact Richard Pollard 0419 100 802 for more information.Albury Wodonga Astronomical Society
Meetings are held occasionally at the Wodonga High School and holds regular viewing nights at the school. Contact John Hills (03) 6024-7255 for more information.
Astronomical Society of Geelong
Meetings are held on the last Friday of the month at the Geelong Showgrounds.
Contact Robert Cowdell (03) 5255-2702 for more information.Latrobe Valley Astronomical Society
Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at Monash University (Rm 5N-169), Churchhill.
Contact Martin Swanson (03) 5148-0317 for more information.
Astronomical Society of Western Australia ASWA is a proud sponsor of the LIVE! ECLIPSE webcast of the February 16th annular eclipse which was transmitted live from Mullewa, Western Australia. Catch up on the action at http://www.solar-eclipse.org.
Meetings are held every 3rd Thursday of the month at the Duffield Building at Mt Stromlo.
Contact John Howard (02) 6248-0552 for more information.
Astronomical Society of Tasmania
Meetings are held on the last Tuesday of the month at the Hutchins School, Sandy Bay.
Contact Karlenne Barnes (03) 6344-7100 (northern Tas) or Merv Mulcaby (03) 6244-2226 or e-mail the society for more information.
Astronomical Society of Alice Springs
Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of the month at the Motor Registry Office 'METEL Centre'.
Contact Mark Sugars (08) 8952 9162 for more information.Contact Phillip Smith (08) 8945-9450 for more information.
Updated on the 10th January 2001
Created by Anne-Louise Hawes Please E-mail me for any questions regarding this page.