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]
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.
^Whakatane Astronomical Society. "Sky of Plenty". Retrieved 2010-03-09.
^Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand. "Affiliated Societies". Retrieved 2010-03-09.
External links
Sky of Plenty (Whakatane Astronomical Society Homepage)
Listing on Whakatane.info
August 23, 2023
whakatane, astronomical, society, voluntary, profit, society, people, interested, amateur, astronomy, whakatane, district, zealand, society, founded, september, 1960, maintains, small, observatory, whakatane, which, been, operating, continuously, since, 1964, . 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 SocietyFormationJanuary 1 1963 60 years ago 1963 01 01 TypeNGOLocationHurinui Avenue Hillcrest Whakatane New ZealandCoordinates37 57 24 S 176 59 58 E 37 956642 S 176 999544 E 37 956642 176 999544Region servedEastern Bay of Plenty New ZealandPresidentNorman IzettAffiliationsRoyal Astronomical Society of New ZealandWebsite 1 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 Contents 1 Equipment 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksEquipment EditThe Society s observatory houses three main telescopes A 350mm Celestron Schmidt Cassegrain A 250mm Meade Instruments Schmidt Cassegrain with GoTo Control A custom built 150mm refractor equipped with a solar filterSee also EditList of astronomical societies List of astronomical observatoriesReferences Edit Whakatane Astronomical Society Sky of Plenty Retrieved 2010 03 09 Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand Affiliated Societies Retrieved 2010 03 09 External links EditSky of Plenty Whakatane Astronomical Society Homepage Listing on Whakatane info Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whakatane Astronomical Society amp oldid 1049072537, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
