Australian Sky & Telescope - April 2018

74 AUSTRALIAN SKY & TELESCOPE April 2018

NIGHT LIFE

A

mateur astronomers who value

darkskiesandthecompanyof

like-minded individuals will

gather in May at the Astronomical

SocietyofNSW’sSouth Pacific Star

Party.HeldattheSociety’srural

property at Wiruna – about three hours’

drivenorthwestfromSydney–theevent

traditionallyseeslotsofbigscopesand

all the latest tech turn out. Full details

atasnsw.com.

Manyofthosesameamateurswill

have made the trek south to Ballarat

attheendofMarchforthebiennial

ESO

Under the

southern stars

Tis the season for dark-sky

star parties, festivals and

other gatherings.