top of page

Skywatchers Blog posts
Did you know?




















Search


Astronomical book shelves
by Toner Stevenson Many Sydney City Skywatchers members are avid readers and much of our discussion before and after our in person...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Jul 19, 20241 min read


Our active Sun! July 2024
Sydney City Skywatchers member Garry Dalrymple has been observing sunspot activity lately with a small aperture telescope fitted with a...

Dirk Goës
Jul 18, 20241 min read


First Knowledges Astronomy: Sky Country
I found this book compelling because Noon and De Napoli, both Indigenous astronomers, combine their Western scientific knowledge with...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Jul 16, 20241 min read


The Measure of All Things: The Seven-Year Odyssey and Hidden Error That Transformed the World
This is the story of two intrepid scientists who for the good of France and all mankind set out on a mission to measure the earth during...
Ann Cairns
Jul 16, 20241 min read


Dark Skies and Indigenous Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand, Monday 5 August, 6:30pm.
Presentation on dark sky and Indigenous rights.

Dirk Goës
Jul 14, 20241 min read


Dr Caroline Foster : Why do galaxies slow down as they age?, Monday 2 September, 6:30pm
Presented at Sydney Observatory and on-line. Comparing the rotation and random motions of stars and gas in galaxies at different...

Dirk Goës
Jul 13, 20242 min read


Book Review - William Dawes: Scientist, Governor, Abolitionist: Caught Between Science and Religion
Review by Dr. Nick Lomb William Dawes: Scientist, Governor, Abolitionist: Caught Between Science and Religion, by Richard de Grijs and...
Dr Nick Lomb
May 6, 20245 min read


Astronomical discoveries made at Dover Heights, Mon 6 May, 6:30pm.
Professor Ron Ekers, AO FAA FRS, Sydney Observatory. Join us at Sydney Observatory as we learn more about the four discoveries of...

Dirk Goës
May 4, 20241 min read


History of the Bureau of Meteorology Building on Observatory Hill by Richard Whitaker, 3 June, 6:30pm
Fort Street Public School, on Observatory Hill, has recently been extended and renovated to include the historic 1922 Bureau of...

Dirk Goës
May 4, 20242 min read


Is there life out there in the Universe? Mon 1 July 6:30pm at Sydney Observatory
Presented by Dr Luke Barnes, Western Sydney University Aliens? It’s one of the great questions, but what can astronomy say about life...

Dirk Goës
May 4, 20241 min read
bottom of page
