Event Type 2: Events for BAS Members and the public

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 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.

Cunningham Lookout is just west of Warril View on the Cunningham Highway, about 40km south of Ipswich.  The sky should be a bit darker than Calvert.

Google Maps location link:  https://goo.gl/maps/eFNSGx3mYd2MY8BU6

What3Words location map link:  https://w3w.co/transforming.ready.shirt

If this location does not suit you, BAS will be conducting its normal Calvert nights on the same dates – so revert to Calvert.

This is an elevated compact space that may accommodate about a dozen astronomers.  However the site offers none of the facilities available to us at Calvert.

We have Scenic Rim Council permission to utilise the lookout from sunset to the following dawn on our listed member’s event calendar dates.

There are a few conditions of use:

• No rubbish to be left on-site.  Take all rubbish home with you.
• Many telescope set-up locations may have some degree of slope.  Be aware if this causes you a set-up problem.
• Dust from the vehicle track will be a nusiance to other members and optics – please keep vehicle speeds to almost zero when inside the boom gate.
• If the boom gate is closed when you arrive, toot your car horn and wait a minute or two.  Use parking lights if arriving/departing after dark.
• Overnight camping is permissible.  (But remeber, no toilet on site.)
• Telescopes may be setup anywhere around the vehicle turning loop – please don’t everyone crowd around the BBQ table.
• The is no site fee for this location.
• Please email our DarkSky coordinator if you plan to attend this location:  darksky@bas.asn.au

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.

The Archers have a very large site on the western side of Ford Road. Facilities are good, including, dining pavilion, basic kitchen, tank water, flushing toilets, hot shower, large camping area, plenty of open space and good dark sky. The site is also only 15 minutes drive from Warwick and all its services. The sky is surprisingly dark even this close to Warwick.

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.

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 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.

Cunningham Lookout is just west of Warril View on the Cunningham Highway, about 40km south of Ipswich.  The sky should be a bit darker than Calvert.

Google Maps location link:  https://goo.gl/maps/eFNSGx3mYd2MY8BU6

What3Words location map link:  https://w3w.co/transforming.ready.shirt

If this location does not suit you, BAS will be conducting its normal Calvert nights on the same dates – so revert to Calvert.

This is an elevated compact space that may accommodate about a dozen astronomers.  However the site offers none of the facilities available to us at Calvert.

We have Scenic Rim Council permission to utilise the lookout from sunset to the following dawn on our listed member’s event calendar dates.

There are a few conditions of use:

• No rubbish to be left on-site.  Take all rubbish home with you.
• Many telescope set-up locations may have some degree of slope.  Be aware if this causes you a set-up problem.
• Dust from the vehicle track will be a nusiance to other members and optics – please keep vehicle speeds to almost zero when inside the boom gate.
• If the boom gate is closed when you arrive, toot your car horn and wait a minute or two.  Use parking lights if arriving/departing after dark.
• Overnight camping is permissible.  (But remeber, no toilet on site.)
• Telescopes may be setup anywhere around the vehicle turning loop – please don’t everyone crowd around the BBQ table.
• The is no site fee for this location.
• Please email our DarkSky coordinator if you plan to attend this location:  darksky@bas.asn.au

These evenings provide an opportunity for the public to learn a little about astronomy and get to observe some amazing astronomical objects through some impressive telescopes.

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

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

Cunningham Lookout is just west of Warril View on the Cunningham Highway, about 40km south of Ipswich.  The sky should be a bit darker than Calvert.

Google Maps location link:  https://goo.gl/maps/eFNSGx3mYd2MY8BU6

What3Words location map link:  https://w3w.co/transforming.ready.shirt

If this location does not suit you, BAS will be conducting its normal Calvert nights on the same dates – so revert to Calvert.

This is an elevated compact space that may accommodate about a dozen astronomers.  However the site offers none of the facilities available to us at Calvert.

We have Scenic Rim Council permission to utilise the lookout from sunset to the following dawn on our listed member’s event calendar dates.

There are a few conditions of use:

• No rubbish to be left on-site.  Take all rubbish home with you.
• Many telescope set-up locations may have some degree of slope.  Be aware if this causes you a set-up problem.
• Dust from the vehicle track will be a nusiance to other members and optics – please keep vehicle speeds to almost zero when inside the boom gate.
• If the boom gate is closed when you arrive, toot your car horn and wait a minute or two.  Use parking lights if arriving/departing after dark.
• Overnight camping is permissible.  (But remeber, no toilet on site.)
• Telescopes may be setup anywhere around the vehicle turning loop – please don’t everyone crowd around the BBQ table.
• The is no site fee for this location.
• Please email our DarkSky coordinator if you plan to attend this location:  darksky@bas.asn.au

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.

The Archers have a very large site on the western side of Ford Road. Facilities are good, including, dining pavilion, basic kitchen, tank water, flushing toilets, hot shower, large camping area, plenty of open space and good dark sky. The site is also only 15 minutes drive from Warwick and all its services. The sky is surprisingly dark even this close to Warwick.

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.

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

Cunningham Lookout is just west of Warril View on the Cunningham Highway, about 40km south of Ipswich.  The sky should be a bit darker than Calvert.

Google Maps location link:  https://goo.gl/maps/eFNSGx3mYd2MY8BU6

What3Words location map link:  https://w3w.co/transforming.ready.shirt

If this location does not suit you, BAS will be conducting its normal Calvert nights on the same dates – so revert to Calvert.

This is an elevated compact space that may accommodate about a dozen astronomers.  However the site offers none of the facilities available to us at Calvert.

We have Scenic Rim Council permission to utilise the lookout from sunset to the following dawn on our listed member’s event calendar dates.

There are a few conditions of use:

• No rubbish to be left on-site.  Take all rubbish home with you.
• Many telescope set-up locations may have some degree of slope.  Be aware if this causes you a set-up problem.
• Dust from the vehicle track will be a nusiance to other members and optics – please keep vehicle speeds to almost zero when inside the boom gate.
• If the boom gate is closed when you arrive, toot your car horn and wait a minute or two.  Use parking lights if arriving/departing after dark.
• Overnight camping is permissible.  (But remeber, no toilet on site.)
• Telescopes may be setup anywhere around the vehicle turning loop – please don’t everyone crowd around the BBQ table.
• The is no site fee for this location.
• Please email our DarkSky coordinator if you plan to attend this location:  darksky@bas.asn.au

These evenings provide an opportunity for the public to learn a little about astronomy and get to observe some amazing astronomical objects through some impressive telescopes.

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

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.

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.