Event Type 2: Events for BAS Members and the public

These evenings are conducted for the benefit of BAS Members at the Warwick and District Archers site 15 minutes drive south-west of Warwick. This is not an event open to the general public night.

The Warwick Archers have a large hill-side lease on Ford Road, Rosenthal Heights, Warwick. Google Maps location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gikrxSm3iKKStain6

Access is easiest by taking Glen Road west from the Warwick Hospital and, after about 7km drive, turing left onto Ford Road. The Archers entrance gate is well signposted.

It is strongly recommended that you contact the BAS President and ask to be added to the Warwick Archer’s email list. Final event organisation is communicated via email.

However, please be aware there is no 240V power and no true overnight accommodation. Plenty of space for camping and also a swag on the dining pavilion floor is an option.

If BAS members demonstrate sufficient interest in the location we will explore opportunities to create accommodation on-site. At present, you should be prepared to camp on-site.

These evenings are conducted for the benefit of BAS Members at the Maleny Golf Club. This is not an event open to the general public night.

The Maleny Golf Club’s street address is:  15 Porters Lane, North Maleny QLD, 4552  More detailed directions HERE

This is an opportunity for BAS members to enjoy deep-sky observing and astrophotography under a good dark sky.

We will be operating under current Queensland Covid-19 Restrictions.

Please adhere to strict dark sky light protocols:
Telescope owners to be set up before the end nautical twilight.
Only telescope and equipment owners to park in Maleny Golf Club car park.
Any visitors to park in Porter’s Lane and then walk to the club house.
Headlights to an absolute safe minimum within site of the Golf Club.
Red or orange lights only, directed down, within 100metres of Golf Club.
Mobile phones to be dimmed, and preferably dark adapted.

Telescope observing evening for BAS members and their guests. This is not a public observing evening.

• maximum of 30 participants
• wide social distancing telescope setup spacing

The site is a privately owned aero modelling field (Calvert Aero Modelling Society – Gratton Field) kindly made available to BAS by the owners.  The entrance is off Bourkes Road, West, a few minutes drives west of Rosewood.  The property entrance track has a strict speed limit of 20kph, in order to minimise dust and damage to the track surface.  This limit is strickly applied – so stick to it!  The telescope setup areas are the open grassed carpark and flight field adjacent to the aero club buildings.  The site has excellent facilities – toilets, kitchen, refrigerator, kettle, clubhouse lounge area.  An attendance fee of $10/telescope is payable on the night.

Event start time is from around sunset and extend until sunrise the next day.

On-site camping is permissible, but bring everything you need.

BAS will also trial conducting dark-sky evenings on the same dates as Calvery, but located at Cunningham Lookout, just west of Warrill View.

Please email our event coordinator, John,   darksky@bas.asn.au   to join the email list for updates.

Google maps location: here

What3Words location: here

These evenings are conducted for the benefit of BAS Members at the Warwick and District Archers site 15 minutes drive south-west of Warwick. This is not an event open to the general public night.

The Warwick Archers have a large hill-side lease on Ford Road, Rosenthal Heights, Warwick. Google Maps location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gikrxSm3iKKStain6

Access is easiest by taking Glen Road west from the Warwick Hospital and, after about 7km drive, turing left onto Ford Road. The Archers entrance gate is well signposted.

It is strongly recommended that you contact the BAS President and ask to be added to the Warwick Archer’s email list. Final event organisation is communicated via email.

However, please be aware there is no 240V power and no true overnight accommodation. Plenty of space for camping and also a swag on the dining pavilion floor is an option.

If BAS members demonstrate sufficient interest in the location we will explore opportunities to create accommodation on-site. At present, you should be prepared to camp on-site.

These evenings are conducted for the benefit of BAS Members at the Warwick and District Archers site 15 minutes drive south-west of Warwick. This is not an event open to the general public night.

The Warwick Archers have a large hill-side lease on Ford Road, Rosenthal Heights, Warwick. Google Maps location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gikrxSm3iKKStain6

Access is easiest by taking Glen Road west from the Warwick Hospital and, after about 7km drive, turing left onto Ford Road. The Archers entrance gate is well signposted.

It is strongly recommended that you contact the BAS President and ask to be added to the Warwick Archer’s email list. Final event organisation is communicated via email.

However, please be aware there is no 240V power and no true overnight accommodation. Plenty of space for camping and also a swag on the dining pavilion floor is an option.

If BAS members demonstrate sufficient interest in the location we will explore opportunities to create accommodation on-site. At present, you should be prepared to camp on-site.

These evenings are conducted for the benefit of BAS Members at the Maleny Golf Club. This is not an event open to the general public night.

The Maleny Golf Club’s street address is:  15 Porters Lane, North Maleny QLD, 4552  More detailed directions HERE

This is an opportunity for BAS members to enjoy deep-sky observing and astrophotography under a good dark sky.

We will be operating under current Queensland Covid-19 Restrictions.

Please adhere to strict dark sky light protocols:
Telescope owners to be set up before the end nautical twilight.
Only telescope and equipment owners to park in Maleny Golf Club car park.
Any visitors to park in Porter’s Lane and then walk to the club house.
Headlights to an absolute safe minimum within site of the Golf Club.
Red or orange lights only, directed down, within 100metres of Golf Club.
Mobile phones to be dimmed, and preferably dark adapted.

Telescope observing evening for BAS members and their guests. This is not a public observing evening.

• maximum of 30 participants
• wide social distancing telescope setup spacing

The site is a privately owned aero modelling field (Calvert Aero Modelling Society – Gratton Field) kindly made available to BAS by the owners.  The entrance is off Bourkes Road, West, a few minutes drives west of Rosewood.  The property entrance track has a strict speed limit of 20kph, in order to minimise dust and damage to the track surface.  This limit is strickly applied – so stick to it!  The telescope setup areas are the open grassed carpark and flight field adjacent to the aero club buildings.  The site has excellent facilities – toilets, kitchen, refrigerator, kettle, clubhouse lounge area.  An attendance fee of $10/telescope is payable on the night.

Event start time is from around sunset and extend until sunrise the next day.

On-site camping is permissible, but bring everything you need.

BAS will also trial conducting dark-sky evenings on the same dates as Calvery, but located at Cunningham Lookout, just west of Warrill View.

Please email our event coordinator, John,   darksky@bas.asn.au   to join the email list for updates.

Google maps location: here

What3Words location: here

BAS members extend across South-East Queensland from Brisbane to the Darling Downs, Sunshine Coast and beyond. As a result it is impossible to physically bring all our members together for meeting. However, in addition to regular emails to members, we also aim to conduct regular member-wide communication opportunities via on-line Zoom meeting. These meeting are open to BAS members and the public.

Zoom meeting dates will published on our public event website calendar. Zoom links will be emailed to members and also published on the Announcements block on the top-right side of our website Home Page.

These evenings are conducted for the benefit of BAS Members at the Warwick and District Archers site 15 minutes drive south-west of Warwick. This is not an event open to the general public night.

The Warwick Archers have a large hill-side lease on Ford Road, Rosenthal Heights, Warwick. Google Maps location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gikrxSm3iKKStain6

Access is easiest by taking Glen Road west from the Warwick Hospital and, after about 7km drive, turing left onto Ford Road. The Archers entrance gate is well signposted.

It is strongly recommended that you contact the BAS President and ask to be added to the Warwick Archer’s email list. Final event organisation is communicated via email.

However, please be aware there is no 240V power and no true overnight accommodation. Plenty of space for camping and also a swag on the dining pavilion floor is an option.

If BAS members demonstrate sufficient interest in the location we will explore opportunities to create accommodation on-site. At present, you should be prepared to camp on-site.

These evenings are conducted for the benefit of BAS Members at the Warwick and District Archers site 15 minutes drive south-west of Warwick. This is not an event open to the general public night.

The Warwick Archers have a large hill-side lease on Ford Road, Rosenthal Heights, Warwick. Google Maps location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gikrxSm3iKKStain6

Access is easiest by taking Glen Road west from the Warwick Hospital and, after about 7km drive, turing left onto Ford Road. The Archers entrance gate is well signposted.

It is strongly recommended that you contact the BAS President and ask to be added to the Warwick Archer’s email list. Final event organisation is communicated via email.

However, please be aware there is no 240V power and no true overnight accommodation. Plenty of space for camping and also a swag on the dining pavilion floor is an option.

If BAS members demonstrate sufficient interest in the location we will explore opportunities to create accommodation on-site. At present, you should be prepared to camp on-site.

These evenings are conducted for the benefit of BAS Members at the Warwick and District Archers site 15 minutes drive south-west of Warwick. This is not an event open to the general public night.

The Warwick Archers have a large hill-side lease on Ford Road, Rosenthal Heights, Warwick. Google Maps location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gikrxSm3iKKStain6

Access is easiest by taking Glen Road west from the Warwick Hospital and, after about 7km drive, turing left onto Ford Road. The Archers entrance gate is well signposted.

It is strongly recommended that you contact the BAS President and ask to be added to the Warwick Archer’s email list. Final event organisation is communicated via email.

However, please be aware there is no 240V power and no true overnight accommodation. Plenty of space for camping and also a swag on the dining pavilion floor is an option.

If BAS members demonstrate sufficient interest in the location we will explore opportunities to create accommodation on-site. At present, you should be prepared to camp on-site.

These evenings are conducted for the benefit of BAS Members at the Maleny Golf Club. This is not an event open to the general public night.

The Maleny Golf Club’s street address is:  15 Porters Lane, North Maleny QLD, 4552  More detailed directions HERE

This is an opportunity for BAS members to enjoy deep-sky observing and astrophotography under a good dark sky.

We will be operating under current Queensland Covid-19 Restrictions.

Please adhere to strict dark sky light protocols:
Telescope owners to be set up before the end nautical twilight.
Only telescope and equipment owners to park in Maleny Golf Club car park.
Any visitors to park in Porter’s Lane and then walk to the club house.
Headlights to an absolute safe minimum within site of the Golf Club.
Red or orange lights only, directed down, within 100metres of Golf Club.
Mobile phones to be dimmed, and preferably dark adapted.

Telescope observing evening for BAS members and their guests. This is not a public observing evening.

• maximum of 30 participants
• wide social distancing telescope setup spacing

The site is a privately owned aero modelling field (Calvert Aero Modelling Society – Gratton Field) kindly made available to BAS by the owners.  The entrance is off Bourkes Road, West, a few minutes drives west of Rosewood.  The property entrance track has a strict speed limit of 20kph, in order to minimise dust and damage to the track surface.  This limit is strickly applied – so stick to it!  The telescope setup areas are the open grassed carpark and flight field adjacent to the aero club buildings.  The site has excellent facilities – toilets, kitchen, refrigerator, kettle, clubhouse lounge area.  An attendance fee of $10/telescope is payable on the night.

Event start time is from around sunset and extend until sunrise the next day.

On-site camping is permissible, but bring everything you need.

BAS will also trial conducting dark-sky evenings on the same dates as Calvery, but located at Cunningham Lookout, just west of Warrill View.

Please email our event coordinator, John,   darksky@bas.asn.au   to join the email list for updates.

Google maps location: here

What3Words location: here

Brisbane Astronomical Society will conduct this public telescope evening in partnership with the Witton Barracks Community Hub adjacent to Witton Barracks Park and Indooroopilly Railway Station, 9 Lambert Road, Indooroopilly.

Telescopes will be available for the public to view the moon and various astronomical objects such as star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. This is a family event and caters for young children learning about space and our solar system planets. Telescopes will be operational from a little after sunset through to about 8pm.

Weather and event status updates will be posted in the Brisbane Astronomical Society facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BrisbaneAstronomicalSociety

The telescopes will be set up in the courtyard between the hub buildings. Walk through the park and up the driveway between the buildings.

The event is free, but if you would like to make a gold-coin donation, it will be gratefully accepted.

BAS members extend across South-East Queensland from Brisbane to the Darling Downs, Sunshine Coast and beyond. As a result it is impossible to physically bring all our members together for meeting. However, in addition to regular emails to members, we also aim to conduct regular member-wide communication opportunities via on-line Zoom meeting. These meeting are open to BAS members and the public.

Zoom meeting dates will published on our public event website calendar. Zoom links will be emailed to members and also published on the Announcements block on the top-right side of our website Home Page.

These evenings are conducted for the benefit of BAS Members at the Warwick and District Archers site 15 minutes drive south-west of Warwick. This is not an event open to the general public night.

The Warwick Archers have a large hill-side lease on Ford Road, Rosenthal Heights, Warwick. Google Maps location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gikrxSm3iKKStain6

Access is easiest by taking Glen Road west from the Warwick Hospital and, after about 7km drive, turing left onto Ford Road. The Archers entrance gate is well signposted.

It is strongly recommended that you contact the BAS President and ask to be added to the Warwick Archer’s email list. Final event organisation is communicated via email.

However, please be aware there is no 240V power and no true overnight accommodation. Plenty of space for camping and also a swag on the dining pavilion floor is an option.

If BAS members demonstrate sufficient interest in the location we will explore opportunities to create accommodation on-site. At present, you should be prepared to camp on-site.

These evenings are conducted for the benefit of BAS Members at the Maleny Golf Club. This is not an event open to the general public night.

The Maleny Golf Club’s street address is:  15 Porters Lane, North Maleny QLD, 4552  More detailed directions HERE

This is an opportunity for BAS members to enjoy deep-sky observing and astrophotography under a good dark sky.

We will be operating under current Queensland Covid-19 Restrictions.

Please adhere to strict dark sky light protocols:
Telescope owners to be set up before the end nautical twilight.
Only telescope and equipment owners to park in Maleny Golf Club car park.
Any visitors to park in Porter’s Lane and then walk to the club house.
Headlights to an absolute safe minimum within site of the Golf Club.
Red or orange lights only, directed down, within 100metres of Golf Club.
Mobile phones to be dimmed, and preferably dark adapted.

Telescope observing evening for BAS members and their guests. This is not a public observing evening.

• maximum of 30 participants
• wide social distancing telescope setup spacing

The site is a privately owned aero modelling field (Calvert Aero Modelling Society – Gratton Field) kindly made available to BAS by the owners.  The entrance is off Bourkes Road, West, a few minutes drives west of Rosewood.  The property entrance track has a strict speed limit of 20kph, in order to minimise dust and damage to the track surface.  This limit is strickly applied – so stick to it!  The telescope setup areas are the open grassed carpark and flight field adjacent to the aero club buildings.  The site has excellent facilities – toilets, kitchen, refrigerator, kettle, clubhouse lounge area.  An attendance fee of $10/telescope is payable on the night.

Event start time is from around sunset and extend until sunrise the next day.

On-site camping is permissible, but bring everything you need.

BAS will also trial conducting dark-sky evenings on the same dates as Calvery, but located at Cunningham Lookout, just west of Warrill View.

Please email our event coordinator, John,   darksky@bas.asn.au   to join the email list for updates.

Google maps location: here

What3Words location: here

Brisbane Astronomical Society will conduct this public telescope evening in partnership with the Witton Barracks Community Hub adjacent to Witton Barracks Park and Indooroopilly Railway Station, 9 Lambert Road, Indooroopilly.

Telescopes will be available for the public to view the moon and various astronomical objects such as star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. This is a family event and caters for young children learning about space and our solar system planets. Telescopes will be operational from a little after sunset through to about 8pm.

Weather and event status updates will be posted in the Brisbane Astronomical Society facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BrisbaneAstronomicalSociety

The telescopes will be set up in the courtyard between the hub buildings. Walk through the park and up the driveway between the buildings.

The event is free, but if you would like to make a gold-coin donation, it will be gratefully accepted.

BAS members extend across South-East Queensland from Brisbane to the Darling Downs, Sunshine Coast and beyond. As a result it is impossible to physically bring all our members together for meeting. However, in addition to regular emails to members, we also aim to conduct regular member-wide communication opportunities via on-line Zoom meeting. These meeting are open to BAS members and the public.

Zoom meeting dates will published on our public event website calendar. Zoom links will be emailed to members and also published on the Announcements block on the top-right side of our website Home Page.

These evenings are conducted for the benefit of BAS Members at the Warwick and District Archers site 15 minutes drive south-west of Warwick. This is not an event open to the general public night.

The Warwick Archers have a large hill-side lease on Ford Road, Rosenthal Heights, Warwick. Google Maps location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gikrxSm3iKKStain6

Access is easiest by taking Glen Road west from the Warwick Hospital and, after about 7km drive, turing left onto Ford Road. The Archers entrance gate is well signposted.

It is strongly recommended that you contact the BAS President and ask to be added to the Warwick Archer’s email list. Final event organisation is communicated via email.

However, please be aware there is no 240V power and no true overnight accommodation. Plenty of space for camping and also a swag on the dining pavilion floor is an option.

If BAS members demonstrate sufficient interest in the location we will explore opportunities to create accommodation on-site. At present, you should be prepared to camp on-site.

These evenings are conducted for the benefit of BAS Members at the Maleny Golf Club. This is not an event open to the general public night.

The Maleny Golf Club’s street address is:  15 Porters Lane, North Maleny QLD, 4552  More detailed directions HERE

This is an opportunity for BAS members to enjoy deep-sky observing and astrophotography under a good dark sky.

We will be operating under current Queensland Covid-19 Restrictions.

Please adhere to strict dark sky light protocols:
Telescope owners to be set up before the end nautical twilight.
Only telescope and equipment owners to park in Maleny Golf Club car park.
Any visitors to park in Porter’s Lane and then walk to the club house.
Headlights to an absolute safe minimum within site of the Golf Club.
Red or orange lights only, directed down, within 100metres of Golf Club.
Mobile phones to be dimmed, and preferably dark adapted.

Telescope observing evening for BAS members and their guests. This is not a public observing evening.

• maximum of 30 participants
• wide social distancing telescope setup spacing

The site is a privately owned aero modelling field (Calvert Aero Modelling Society – Gratton Field) kindly made available to BAS by the owners.  The entrance is off Bourkes Road, West, a few minutes drives west of Rosewood.  The property entrance track has a strict speed limit of 20kph, in order to minimise dust and damage to the track surface.  This limit is strickly applied – so stick to it!  The telescope setup areas are the open grassed carpark and flight field adjacent to the aero club buildings.  The site has excellent facilities – toilets, kitchen, refrigerator, kettle, clubhouse lounge area.  An attendance fee of $10/telescope is payable on the night.

Event start time is from around sunset and extend until sunrise the next day.

On-site camping is permissible, but bring everything you need.

BAS will also trial conducting dark-sky evenings on the same dates as Calvery, but located at Cunningham Lookout, just west of Warrill View.

Please email our event coordinator, John,   darksky@bas.asn.au   to join the email list for updates.

Google maps location: here

What3Words location: here