An unfinished business
19th July 2020 Our new exciting project...restoration of an abandoned observatory near Quorn in Flinders Ranges. This hand-made...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Jul 12, 20201 min read
Buckled but not broken
12th July 2020 As we are hoping for COVID-19 restriction to be eased gradually, we can now plan for our next public outreach run in...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Mar 23, 20201 min read
The pandemic hiatus
23rd March 2020 Our intended destinations for 2020 are Jamestown, Quorn, Beltana, Marree, Whyalla and Port Pirie, starting from May 2020....
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Aug 25, 20191 min read
National Science Week 2019 - Whyalla
25th August 2019 Next day, we drove the observatory to Whyalla and set up for astronomy outreach in Jubilee Park. Sky was clear and...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Aug 24, 20191 min read
National Science Week 2019 - Jamestown
24th August 2019 Next day, we travelled to Jamestown to conduct public outreach astronomy in Memorial Park Jamestown. Padraic Koen...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Aug 23, 20191 min read
National Science Week 2019 - Loxton
23rd August 2019 We conducted public outreach astronomy in the grounds of Loxton High School. Padraic Koen conducted day time solar...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Jun 29, 20191 min read
National Science Week 2019
29th June 2019 It is the time of the year again when we will be on the roads through regional South Australia during National Science...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Aug 25, 20181 min read
Nangiloc: National Science Week '18 Public Outreach Astronomy
25th August 2018 On the first day of second leg of the run for National Science Week 2018, we reached Nangiloc-Colignan & District...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Aug 25, 20181 min read
Broken Hill: National Science Week '18 Public Outreach Astronomy
25th August 2018 On the last day of our outreach for National Science Week 2018, we reached Broken Hill and set up at Broken Hill...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Aug 25, 20181 min read
Mildura: National Science Week '18 Public Outreach Astronomy
25th August 2018 Next day, we set up at SRS Benetook Farm for day time solar viewing and night time astronomy. This is the second time we...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Aug 25, 20181 min read
On Road
25th August 2018 In case you were wondering what our observatory looks like in action on road. Courtesy: Padraic Koen
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Aug 16, 20181 min read
Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
16th August 2018 With no sunspots in sight and over 50% cloud cover, PK's dedicated H-Alpha gear saved the solar observing part of the...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Aug 15, 20181 min read
Port Augusta: National Science Week'18 Public Outreach Astronomy
15th August 2018 Our public outreach astronomy for National Science Week 2018 kicked in with our event in Arid Lands Botanical Garden,...
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Muhammad Mehdi Hussain
Aug 13, 20181 min read
Andamooka: National Science Week '18 Public Outreach Astronomy
13th August 2018 Next day, we reached Andamooka, a remote Opal mining town in South Australia. This is our second visit to the town and...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Aug 4, 20181 min read
Safety
4th August 2018 Safety inspection of the observatory completed as part of preparation for the upcoming interstate run. Also, free ends of...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Mar 25, 20181 min read
Mounting EQ8 to the observatory trailer frame
25th March 2018 21st March 2018 Earlier, we had successfully demonstrated driving the observatory with the Altaz EQ-G mount and tripod...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Feb 18, 20181 min read
Major upgrade
18th February 2018 Upgrading the mount to the heavy duty Skywatcher EQ8. This mount can handle 50 kg of equipment. Because of its sheer...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Oct 22, 20171 min read
Joint Public Outreach Astronomy at Woomera
22nd October 2017 Our first joint public outreach astronomy with Woomera-Baker Observatory on 21st Oct 2017. Special thanks to Bec,...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Aug 20, 20171 min read
National Science Week 2017 Public Outreach Astronomy
20th August 2017 Finally concluded the second ambitious run of interstate public outreach astronomy, this time for National Science Week...
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Muhammad Akbar Hussain
Aug 20, 20171 min read
Port Augusta Public Outreach Astronomy
20th August 2017 On the last leg of the run, the observatory arrived at Port Augusta after another whole day of driving against strong...
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