Official Opening of the Stockport Turret
Date and time
Location
Stockport
Stockport, SA 5410 AustraliaDescription
The official opening of the new turret for the Charles Todd Observatory over the Jubilee Telescope at Stockport will be held on Saturday, 5th March 2016.
The Minister for Science and Information Economy has agreed to perform the opening. State and Federal Members of Parliament, Local Government officials and people involved in the project are all being invited to the opening.
The invitation to attend the event is also extended to ALL ASSA members.
The official opening will be held at 5:00 PM followed by tours of the site for invited guests and a few drinks and nibbles plus the customary ASSA Stockport BBQ. As this is also a Members’ Observing Night, the guests will be invited to stay on and enjoy views of our beauful southern skies.
There will be catering for the invited guests both for the afternoon nibbles and the BBQ, but we ask members attending to bring a plate to share for dessert plus as usual bring your evening BBQ needs.
Come and join us celebrang the reopening of the Charles Todd Observatory.
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The Astronomical Society of South Australia holds in-person and online meetings each month which are open to the public, regular viewing nights, and circulates current astronomical news and information. Our mission is to observe, understand, share and to enjoy the wonders of the Universe. We promote Astronomy to the public in South Australia to inspire and enrich the astronomer in everyone. Membership starts at $25 per year and is open to anyone with an interest in Astronomy: http://assa.org.au/join