The Mount Burnett Observatory, a community astronomical observatory in the Dandenong Ranges. You can also follow us on Mastodon via @mbo@astrodon.social
Mount Burnett, VIC, Australia
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Come join us on Saturday 19 August for Footy Oval Astronomy!
We’re running this special event for Australian Science Week and are taking over the Monbulk Rangers Soccer Club for a public observing event.
Get all the details at mbo.org.au/event/footy-oval-…
ALT An aussie rules ball surrounded by Saturns rings. In the foreground is a gibbous soccer ball.
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Region: Sunbury, VIC
Mag: 3.8
UTC: 2023-05-28 13:41:51
Lat: -37.54, Lon: 144.84
Dep: 3km
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I'll be participating in this event! Come along, it will be fun :)
We are proud to announce that our volunteers will take over a footy oval to run Footy Oval Astronomy during @Aus_ScienceWeek this August.
This will be a free event for the local community, where we will bring the wonders of astronomy to a wide audience.
ALT An Australian Rules Sherrin brand football surrounded by Saturns rings.
We are proud to announce that our volunteers will take over a footy oval to run Footy Oval Astronomy during @Aus_ScienceWeek this August.
This will be a free event for the local community, where we will bring the wonders of astronomy to a wide audience.
ALT An Australian Rules Sherrin brand football surrounded by Saturns rings.
We will have telescopes on hand to show people the night sky. Additionally we will have indoor activities including talks, computer simulation demonstrations and information on Indigenous astronomy.
All this will be live streamed via Facebook and broadcast on Channel 31.
WR 134 Ring Nebula by Craig Stocks - via @apod from NASA apod.nasa.gov/apod/
Sunspot with Light Bridge by Mark Johnston - via @apod from NASA apod.nasa.gov/apod/
Total Eclipse: The Big Corona by Reinhold Wittich - via @apod from NASA apod.nasa.gov/apod/
M16: Eagle Nebula Deep Field by Gianni Lacroce - via @apod from NASA apod.nasa.gov/apod/
Apollo 17: The Crescent Earth - via @apod from NASA apod.nasa.gov/apod/
Halley Dust, Mars Dust, and Milky Way by Petr Horalek - via @apod from NASA apod.nasa.gov/apod/
Fomalhaut's Dusty Debris Disk - via @apod from NASA apod.nasa.gov/apod/
Milky Way over Egyptian Desert by Amr Abdulwahab - via @apod from NASA apod.nasa.gov/apod/
Shadows of Earth by Marcella Giulia Pace - via @apod from NASA apod.nasa.gov/apod/
The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy - via @apod from NASA apod.nasa.gov/apod/
Twilight in a Flower by Dario Giannobile - via @apod from NASA apod.nasa.gov/apod/
