Lunar & Planetary Observing

The lunar and planetary field nights are held at a variety of locations in and around Brisbane. The aim of these field nights is to observe the fascinating objects within the solar system. A list of the proposed lunar and planetary field nights for the current year is provided below. For further information of these field nights please contact the Solar System Section Director.

Note: The location and contact details for all field nights are subject to change. Any changes will be advised in Newsletters and on the AAQ website.

2010 Brisbane Field Nights (incorporates Lunar Observing)

Activities - Lunar & Planetary Observing
Written by Tony Dutton
Follow this link for a single page printable calendar of Brisbane Field Nights, meetings and other observing nights.

Live impact of Kaguya into Moon

Activities - Lunar & Planetary Observing
Written by Jonathan Bradshaw
From 04:00 on the 11th of June 2009, we will be broadcasting the Japanese lunar orbiter Kaguya (originally called Selene) ending its two years of science with a final impact experimenton the moon. What will we see? Knowbody knows!·Update: We know now - Nothing! However for those who wanted to know the outcome, have a look at these infrared images taken by the Anglo Australian Telescope: Kaguya Impact: IRIS2- AAT - 4 frm, flash in 2, faint in 3 & 4. 2.3 µm nbf - TS=1s ex/0.6s by Jeremy Bailey and Steve Lee
Last Updated on Saturday, 17 April 2010 23:02

2009 Brisbane Field Nights (incorporates Lunar Observing)

Activities - Lunar & Planetary Observing
Written by Tony Dutton
Follow this link for a single page printable calendar of Brisbane Field Nights, meetings and other observing nights.
Last Updated on Sunday, 15 March 2009 12:33