Omaka Observatory

10/08/2025

Club meeting tomorrow night
92 High Street

6:00pm Junior Astronomers - August/September constellations and clusters

7:00pm All welcome - Observing at home - learning the night sky and amateur astronomy projects to get involved with

12/05/2025

This Saturday 17th May will be two events running.
6:00pm - Junior Astronomers - looking at what everyday objects were invented for space and how AI is used today.
7:00pm - RASNZ BHT Lecture Series with Anna Scaife

05/05/2025

Calling local space enthusiasts! We're looking for volunteers to join our team providing public tours and school events.

If your interested in astronomy and would like to help out email [email protected].

Full training is given, no prior experience necessary.

01/05/2025

Free event brought to you by the RASNZ Beatrice Hill Tinsley Lecture Trust

Anna Scaife will be presenting How Artificial Intelligence is changing the way we do astronomy - and why that's not necessarily a bad thing. Along with guest René Breton.

7pm
The Blenheim Club
92 High Street

Any inquiries contact [email protected]

12/04/2025

We are running a school holiday program with two sessions, Explore our Solar System on April 23rd (two sessions at 9am and 1pm) and Survival in Space April 24th (9am). We will have our VR experience for the kids to use on both days as well as an evening star gazing session on the 24th. Sessions cost $40 each, for children 7-12, and are hosted at the Blenheim Club on High Street. To book a session click here https://omakaobservatory.rezdy.com/catalog/491480/school-holiday-program

21/03/2025

The forecast for tonight is looking beautiful and we have spaces available on our 8:30pm tour. The sky will feature Jupiter with four moons visible, Mars, autumn constellations, and deep sky objects.
Bookings can be made at https://omakaobservatory.co.nz/

13/03/2025

Watch the moon turn red on Friday 14th March when there will be a lunar eclipse. Current forecast is for beautifully clear sky.
As the eclipse starts before the moon rises, the best way to observe is with a clear view to the east to catch the red moon as it rises. The total eclipse will end at 8:31pm leaving a partial eclipse until 9:47pm followed by the penumbral eclipse until 11:00pm.

07/03/2025

Reminder for our March meeting tomorrow evening (Saturday 8th) at the Blenheim Club, 92 High Street. Andrew Buckingham (Astronz) will be presenting both sessions. Junior astronomers at 6pm then everyone welcome at 7pm for a talk about astronomy and equipment.

17/01/2025

Tomorrow night we will bring the telescopes out to Seymour Square to see the planets between 9:30 and 11pm. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will all be visible and the current forecast is looking good.
Everyone is invited to come along and have a look, coin donations welcomed but not compulsory.

We will update our page if the clouds appear and we can't go ahead so check that before popping down just in case.

27/12/2024

Tour running tonight.

If you haven't been out to the Observatory we have a tour running tonight with some spaces left. The weather is supposed to be clear, there will be no moon so should be great conditions. We should be able to see both Saturn and Jupiter as well as many nebula and deep space objects.

Tour leaves Blenheim Railway Station at 9:45pm, Marlborough Children are free.

Click here to book

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10/11/2024

Reminder for our club night tomorrow - Monday 10th November.
6:00pm Junior Astronomers with Semantha looking at moons and planets.
7:00pm Main meeting, all welcome with Freya giving a presentation on the formation of stars.
Current forecast is marginal so we will bring the telescopes for viewing in case the weather clears.

08/10/2024

October night sky guide - great viewing with Saturn and Venus in the sky as well as a fantastic view of the Milky Way still.