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Mount Stromlo Observatory is turning 100 this year »
Celebrate our 100th anniversary in 2024 with a variety of special events.
Event highlight: Mount Stromlo Observatory 100th Anniversary Symposium
Mount Stromlo Student Seminars 19 – 20 September 2024 »
Celebrating the Mount Stromlo centenary with this year’s theme Yesteryears: A Century in Reflection.
12
Jul
Mount Stromlo Public Astronomy Nights: Mt. Stromlo Public Astronomy Night 2024
Mount Stromlo Observatory in conjunction with the Canberra Astronomical Society invite you to attend our public observing nights of 2024. Come and see the craters of the moon, planets, and beautiful star clusters and nebulae. Object visibility will vary depending on the night.
13
Jul
Mount Stromlo Public Astronomy Nights: Public Astronomy Night at Wildbark 2024
Join us at Wildbark for an amazing series of Stargazing nights! Wildbark and Mount Stromlo Observatory have partnered up to bring you a follow up stargazing night after our public nights up here. With the help of the Canberra Astronomical Society, there will be plenty to see in the sky
24
Apr
Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths: Understanding the formation of galaxies »
Cosmos recently featured our very own Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths and her work on understanding the atmosphere that is our galaxy and her journey, and beyond, to mapping a new arm of the Milky Way galaxy.
03
Apr
RSAA PhD student awarded a 2024 NASA Hubble Fellowship »
Congratulations to RSAA PhD student Madeleine Mckenzie who has been awarded a highly competitive NASA Hubble Fellowship.