Lunar Eclipse

The ASV will be viewing the lunar eclipse (Blood Moon). So, come on down and join us.

If you can’t make it we will be live streaming the event from Caulfield Racecourse Reserve.

Blood Moon is not a scientific term, though in recent times it is being widely used to refer to a total lunar eclipse because a fully eclipsed Moon often takes on a reddish colour.

A total lunar eclipse happens when the Moon travels through the Earth's umbra and blocks all direct sunlight from illuminating the Moon's surface.

However, some sunlight still reaches the lunar surface indirectly, via the Earth's atmosphere, bathing the Moon in a reddish, yellow, or orange glow.

When: 26th May from 7:30 - 10:30pm

Where: Caulfield Racecourse Reserve

 

Cost: Free

Covid Safe Event - Submitted checklist.

 

Wine Under The Stars

Share a night of wonder and wine under the stars with the Astronomical Society of Victoria at Shiraz Republic.
All funds raised will go to the ASV's Pathways to The Planets (All Abilities Astronomy) Project.
When: Saturday 26th June 2021, 6pm - 11pm
Where: Shiraz Republic (Cornella Brewery) - 507 Hamblin Rd, Cornella
Cost: $95 Per Person

What's included:
- A glass of Shiraz Republic Wine or Cornella Brewery Beer.
- A choice of 3 meal options provided by Beatbox Food Truck (Set menu - see options below).
- A guided tour of the night sky, including viewing through telescopes and live projected images. You'll see galaxies, nebulae, star clusters and more!
- Astronomy themed quiz. The winner will receive a 1 year ASV membership and a pair of binoculars (courtesy of Sidereal Trading).

Meal Options:
1. Fried Chicken Sandwich + Fries, Popcorn Chicken, Pickles & Sauces.
(Crispy chicken, lettuce, pickles, miso buttermilk dressing)
2. Shroom Burger + Fries, Tofu, Pickles & Sauces
(Whole portobello, lettuce, onion, tomato, gouda cheese & stereo sauce (vegetarian or vegan available)
3. Raph Burger + Fries, Popcorn Chicken, Pickles & Sauces
(155gm beef, gouda cheese, lettuce, onion, tomato, stereo sauce)

Purchase your tickets through TryBooking - https://www.trybooking.com/BQUQD

 

Beerstronomy

 

Join us on Wednesday the 2nd of June at Tiny’s Bar & Bottle Shop in Scoresby for a night of astronomy with a virtual tour of the night sky, telescope viewing, live image stacking and astronomy-themed quiz.

All funds raised will go to the ASV's Pathways to The Planets - AAA Project.

When: Wednesday, June 2nd from 6:30pm - 10pm
Where: Tiny’s Bar & Bottle Shop - Shop 1/1333 Ferntree Gully Road, Scoresby, VIC 3179
Beer: Hawkers Beer Hazy Pale

Quiz Prize: $20 Tiny’s Bar Voucher & Binoculars (Supplied by Sidereal Trading)

Cost: $40 Pp (includes 1 pot of beer & Cheese Platter)
Purchase Your Tickets through TryBooking - www.trybooking.com/BQTQL

 

Gift Certificate

Looking for that unique present to buy a loved one or friend?  Well, look no further.... share the universe with a gift a one-year membership to the Astronomical Society of Victoria. Contact us via email

   

ASV Monthly Meetings

 

The ASV Monthly Meetings (held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month) are now being streamed through our public Facebook page and YouTube channel. Our Annual General Meeting is on Wednesday 12th May 2021 starts at 8:00 pm. Topic: The Formation and Life of Black Holes by Bruno Zielke, ASV member. The presentation will be followed by Perry’s Sky for the Month. The Monthly meetings are live-streamed to our Facebook page via YouTube. Missed the meeting?  You can now catch up on the ASV YouTube channel

  

LMDSS Update - COVID SUMMER 

 

The LMDSS is now open, under the COVID SUMMER guidelines, for All members from 21st December 2020.

Please see the LMDSS Access Information page in the Members area for more information.

  

Pathways to the Planets

Here at the Astronomical Society of Victoria, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn about and observe the wonders of our universe.

That's why we've initiated our Pathways to the Planets project - to raise valuable funds for improving the facilities at our dark sky site which will enable access to the site and purpose-built astronomical equipment for limited mobility and low vision observers.

To read more about this exciting project or to donate to this incredible cause, please visit: Pathways to the Planet

Crux Magazine for April-May 2021

The April-May edition of Crux is now available for downloading by Members.

Crux Extra!

Crux Extra comes out weekly with articles on Astronomy and related areas.

Visit the Members Area and go to Downloads.

ASV 2021 Yearbook Online

The ASV 2021 Yearbook is now available in PDF for downloading by Members.

ASV Items For Sale

A section in the ASV Forum has been created for members wanting to buy or sell Astronomical Items.

Please log in to the Members Only section and visit the Forum or click on the 'Chat' icon.

The Great Melbourne Telescope Restoration Project

Here's a link to a story by Liz Clarkson with a number of images of ASV members hard at work in restoring the Great Melbourne Telescope. It gives a little bit of history and outlines the aims and current status of the project to bring this telescope back to Melbourne Observatory, in a working condition for members of the public to look through. It was once the largest steerable telescope in the world back in the late 1880s.