March

Saturday 6th: General Meeting at 7.00 p.m.

1. Peter Marples will demonstrate using Argo Navis & making own databases.
2. Astroquiz practice questions by John Connolly
3. Constellation in the sky tonight (Canis Major & Canis Minor) & Solar System news by Noeleen Lowndes and associated mythology by Greg Hornsby.
4. Erwin's Van der Veldens images of the planets Saturn & Jupiter.

Friday 12th: Interclub Astro-Quiz at ‘BAS’ headquarters at the KelvIn Grove High School Library, Victoria Road, Kelvin Grove starting at 7.30 p.m.

Friday 19th - 21st: Astrocamp at Leyburn.

Saturday 27th: Saturn evening at ‘Staffsmith Park’ Eagle Heights Tamborine Mountain for the ‘Saturn Observation Campaign’ starting at 6.30 p.m. Please find a map to the park on the SAS ‘Astronomical Events’ page. A lot of people are expected to turn up because of article in the Gold Coast Bulletin on the 3rd March if you are able to help it will be very much appreciated.

Tuesday 30th: Committee Meeting at 7.30 p.m.

April

Thursday 1st: Field night Benowa State School at 7.00 p.m. (approx. 150 students & families) cnr Benowa Road & Carrara St Benowa.

Saturday 3rd: General Meeting at 7.00 p.m.
1. Colin Drescher will talk on the two comets Linear & Neat that’ll be on show in our skies in May.
2. Constellation in the sky tonight (Carina, Puppis, Vela) & Solar System news by Noeleen Lowndes and associated mythology by Greg Hornsby.

Friday 16th -18th: Astrocamp at Leyburn.

Tuesday 27th: Committee Meeting at 7.30 p.m.

Thursday 29th: ‘Sciencefest Evening’ at Pimpama State School for the schools in the area starting at 6.30 p.m. We need plenty of helpers with telescopes please!

May

Friday 7th: ‘Combined Societies Meeting’ Griffith University
'Nathan Campus' at Kessels Road Mt Gravatt starting at 7.30 p.m
in the Lecture Theatre 0.10 in the Macrossan Building (N16) - see "Event Horizon"

Saturday 8th: General Meetings at 7.00 p.m.
Renato Langersek will be giving a talk on 'Safe Solar Viewing'

Friday 14th - Sunday 16th: Astrocamp at Leyburn.

Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd: Astrocamp at Leyburn.

Tuesday 25th: Committee Meeting at 7.30 p.m.

June

Saturday 5th: General Meeting at 7.00 p.m.

Friday 18th - 20th: Astrocamp at Leyburn.

Tuesday 22nd: Committee Meeting at 7.30 p.m.

July

Saturday 3rd: General Meeting at 7.00 p.m.

Friday 16th - Sunday 18th: Astrocamp at Leyburn.

Tuesday 27th: Committee Meeting at 7.30 p.m.