Community Event - Star Gazing at Titirangi Beach

Fri 30 Oct - Fri 30 Oct, 2 weeks from now

Come and explore the night sky with Titirangi Urban Sanctuary and the Auckland Astronomical Society. Titirangi Beach Friday 30th of October starting at 8pm.

This will be a dark sky night with no moon. We will have astronomical telescopes set up adjoining the playground away from the street lighting at the car park. The sun sets on the 30th just before 8:00 PM so viewing will be best from around 8:30/9:00 pm on.

As night falls the planet Saturn with its rings will be rising in the north east and in the north west the constellations of Scorpius and Sagittarius will be viewed. Both of these constellations have wonderful deep sky objects only visible in telescopes within them.

Bring a jacket and a blanket and meet at the TUS Gazebo set up in the glade beneath the Kahikatea trees near the car park. We will guide people down to the telescopes using red light torches so that your night vision is preserved. Please avoid shining torches in the area.

We will have astronomers from the Auckland Astronomical Society who will be able to point out objects in the sky and share some of the wonders of time and space with you.

This event is weather dependent. If the clouds or rain makes viewing impossible we will advise cancellation on Facebook by 6pm on the day.