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Warwick Facility Fee

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A per-night facility fee payable by astronomy visitors to the Warwick & District Archers.

BAS Members: BAS members pay just $10/night.

Non-BAS Members: Non-BAS members pay $10/night plus a single additional $10 charge (Non-member stays 1 night and pays $20; Stays 2 nights and pays $30; etc.)

(Please note:  We charge a little more than the base $10 charge (for example, $10.26 etc) to cover commission and fees levied by Square and credit card companies.)

Either scan the QR code or click through to our Square payment page: https://square.link/u/vXHhiIta

At the end of each month, BAS transfers collected fees to the Warwick & District Archers. Your fee payment helps the Archers cover some of their costs for site leasing, mowing, electricity, gas, building construction, maintenance and insurance, rubbish removal, vegetation management, tractor and mower costs, and much more. Payments of more than just the base applicable fee are welcomed.

Witton Barracks – Public Telescope Night Venue

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Witton Barracks is a community hub facility located adjacent to Indooroopilly Railway Station, at 9 Lambert Road, Indooroopilly: https://maps.app.goo.gl/KLe79sRzyAcuLW2r6    The courtyard behind the main buildings is the venue for our periodic public telescope evenings.  Our volunteers can carefully drive their vehicle right into the courtyard and setup gear directly from the vehicle – no heavy lugging required.

Event start and end times vary with sunset times, but typically run from about 30minutes prior to sunset through to about about 2hours after sunset.  Most events are timed around first-quarter Moon.  Event status updates are posted on the BAS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BrisbaneAstronomicalSociety

Astronomy Information Sheets

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Brisbane Astronomical Society has created a number of PDF information sheets that may be of interest to educators and anyone interested in astronomy.

Click here for a downloadable PDF information sheet on our Milky Way Galaxy. Click HERE
Click here for a downloadable PDF information sheet on our Solar System. Click HERE
Click here for a downloadable PDF information sheet on our Moon. Click HERE
Click here for a downloadable PDF information sheet on the constellations. Click HERE
Click here for a downloadable PDF information sheet on star clusters. Click HERE
Click here for a downloadable PDF information sheet on some amazing astronomical objects. Click HERE

June Telescope Targets for Beginners

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This is the June list of targets suggested for beginner astronomers.  BAS has lots of members taking their first steps in astronomy and telescope mastery. Finding, and observing, the Moon is pretty easy, however just about every other object, other than the brighter planets, can be a challenge to bring into view in a telescope eyepiece. As a result, we have produced a short list of targets appropriate for beginners. The list includes objects visible from within the bubble of city light pollution, plus other objects that require a trip to a rural dark sky. The list also includes maps to help you find the objects and links to sources of additional information.

Click HERE for the PDF document list.