MAS Members Activities

Prime Focus

Please submit your articles to Geoff Young at editor@macastro.org.au - the deadline for the September issue is Monday 13th September.

September Meeting: Introducing Our Guest Speaker

Our speaker on 20th September  will be Dr Naomi McClure-Griffiths from the Australian Telescope National Facility. 

"What goes up, must come down in the Milky Way"

                   Please click on the "play" button to view this movie from her appearance

                   on the ABC "Catalyst" Eureka Prizes People's Choice Awards. 

  m   a   g   n   i   t   u   d   e

The universe as you've never seen it before

4th-9th October
Campbelltown Arts Centre

Details:  please go to the home page for full event details.

Photo:  MAS President Mr John Rombi outside the Campbelltown Arts Centre 

Members:  please log onto the website and and go to Members/Forum "General Discussion" and read the post: "please volunteer to help staff the magnitude event" and indicate the days you can be able to assist by selection within the poll. 

Bringing The Heavens Down To Earth

MAS appreciates the support of The Macarthur Chronicle who published the following great article about  m a g n i t u d e  on 3rd August 2010:

MAS Shop

Our Merchandise Officer, Stewart Grainger, currently has the following official MAS merchandise items on sale:

• MAS coffee mugs:  now available for $12.00 (members $10.00).
• m a g n i t u d e ][  Our second DVD See details  >here<
• MAS shirts:  available in navy, black or white (mens or ladies, various sizes): $40.00 (Members $35.00).
• MAS baseball caps:  $25.00 (Members $20.00).
• MAS beanies:  $20.00 (Members $15.00).
• MAS sew-on badges:  (105 mm x 60 mm) available in white on black and black on white: $10.00.
• 'Astronomy 2010'  a must-have book: $25.00 (Members $20.00).
• Starwheels:  large $25.00 and small $15.00.
• 'Heaven's Above - A Binocular Guide to the Southern Skies':  a top-selling book by MAS member Bob Bee: available on public nights for $18.00.
• The original Magnitude DVD:  was $10.00 - now reduced to only $5.00.
• 'Emu Dreaming'  a book about the interpretation of the southern sky as seen by the Aboriginals: was $15.00 - now reduced to only $10.00.

These are on sale at general meetings, or by arrangement. Please contact Merchandise Officer Stewart Grainger - either by Private Message or by e-mail to merchandise@macastro.org.au - and let him know what you want to buy and make arrangements to pick it up from him. Please note, it is not possible for Stewart to bring every stock item to every meeting.

Stargard nights are free to members and invited guests. To cover our costs, the charge for The Forest is $8.00 per member per evening, whether attending just for the evening or staying all night.  Guests may attend on invitation and will be charged $12.00 per person per evening. Please see Ned Pastor on your arrival to make your payment and try to have the exact amount. Limited sleeping accommodation is available but not guaranteed.

On observing nights at any venue please arrange your own transport and try to arrive well before sunset. If arriving later, make sure that your approach to the final gate is only with parking lights and ask someone to guide you into the observing area from the gate. During the course of the evening, please consider the needs of others around you. Asto-images might be ruined by stray laser pointers. Visual observing can be impaired by camera screens, computer monitors, car boot lights etc. Please read our Field Etiquette page.

If weather conditions look doubtful, please check this page before leaving home. If Stargard is cancelled, sometimes an unscheduled observing night will be held later that week. Contact the President or Vice-president for details.
 

Monthly Meetings

Meetings are normally held on the third Monday of the month (except December) at the University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown Campus - Building 22, Lecture Room 5. Location map >> Here << . The meetings begin at 7.30 pm. These details sometimes change and if they do, an announcement will be made on this page. All Guest Speakers for 2010 are listed on the Guest Speakers page.

MAS acknowledges the support of University of Western Sydney, who make the room available to us. 

Fred Watson Tours

  "2012 Total Solar Eclipse, Cape York, Australia"    

  Eclipse Fact Sheet

If you have any questions or would like to reserve your spot for one of these exciting tours, please follow the information provided in the links.      

MAS on the Move

The MAS forum can now be reached by members from their mobiles, using the "Tapatalk" application. For your iPhone, download the Tapatalk application from the Apple App store. It's free, or if you want full functionality you can buy the AU$3.99 pay version that lets you do everything include send and receive PMs.  Tapatalk for Android, Nokia and BlackBerry phones may also be downloaded from: http://www.tapatalk.com Once you have it loaded and running on your phone, just search for "Macarthur" and you'll find it. Login to the forum as a member and you're away!