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Objects visible in the night sky |
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The West Rand Astronomy Club hosted a Weekend Away Star Party
at the Mountain Sanctuary Park from 6th to 8th August 2010.
The Mountain Sanctuary Park is a private nature reserve in the Magaliesbergm mountains, about 120km north-west of Johannesburg and 90km west of Pretoria.
The weather was good, the night sky was beautiful and viewing conditions were favourable for excellent viewing of numerous objects through the 24 telescopes that we had set up.
The park was full to caoacity. All visitors to the Park joined us for a wonderful viewing experience.
Please go to our galery to view pictures of the event.
Map
Star Party Etiquette
Mountain Sanctuary Park Rules |
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Since the dawn of time man has looked up at the sky in amazement and wondered what was out there, We now know much more than our ancestors, but the beauty of the heavens still mesmerise us today.
In keeping with this age old tradition we have established an Astronomy club ( WRAC) for enthusiasts and interested people alike to come and spend some time and indulge in this interest. Those who know teach and those who want to know learn and those that just want to gaze up feel free to do so.
The club does not charge for membership, nor do we make meetings mandatory however we do expect members to at least register on the web site and login from time to time so we can keep our database up to date with active members. We try and have a star party once a month to have some hands on exposure to the universe.
The WRAC (West Rand Astronomy Club) participates in community upliftment and public events to spread the beauty of the skies to those that are interested and do not have access to a telescope, thus encouraging people from all walks of life to look up and appreciate what we are privileged to see - the wonders of the universe.
So come one come all and feel welcome in the presence of likeminded individuals exploring the universe. |
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