Welcome to the

"ASTRO VENTURES"

HOME PAGE

(http://myweb.westnet.com.au/astroventures)

Last Update on May 22, 2012.


YOU ARE NOW AT

THE OFFICIAL WEB-SITE OF

"PINGELLY HEIGHTS

PRIVATE

ASTRONOMICAL  OBSERVATORY"

Pingelly,

Western Australia


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LATITUDE: -32º 30.846' SOUTH; LONGITUDE: +117º 05.283' EAST.

ALTITUDE: 148 m, 485 ft.

Telescopes currently in use:

Meade 8", 10" and 14" Schmidt-Cassegrains,

Meade 12.5" Dobsonian Newtonian Reflector,

Celestron 4.5" Newtonian Reflector.

Meade 60mm Galilean Refractor.


Adventure Tourism Award Winners 2001,

&

Featured on "Postcards W.A." 2004,

&

ABC Television

"How the Quest was Won" 2005,

ABC Regional Radio, 2007.

&

Australian COUNTRY STYLE (October 2005)


 

THE PERTH NIGHT SKY FOR MAY 2012

 


 

TRANSIT OF VENUS

June 5th & 6th, 2012.

 

This unique and quite SPECTACULAR EVENT which involves the

Planet VENUS passing in FRONT of the SUN,

will occur on

Tuesday/Wednesday June 5/6, 2012.

 

WARNING!!!

 

You WILL be BLINDED by the SUN

if you attempt to

OBSERVE THIS EVENT

 

WITHOUT

THE APPROPRIATE TE SAFETY EQUIPMENT!

 

FULL DETAILS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING WEB-SITE

 

http://www.transitofvenus.com.au/HOME.html

                                            

                                          Sponsored and Organized by The Surveying and Spatial Sciences industry in association with the Astronomical Association of Queensland (AAQ) is providing resources to enable strticipate in a re-enactment of a great scientific endeavour and in doing so learn valuable lessons in science, mathematics, history and geography.

            

 

 

 

“SURVEYING: CAREERS IN SURVEYING”

“DESTINATION SPATIAL: CAREERS IN SURVEYING AND SPATIAL SCIENCE”

“ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND

“SCIENCE TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND”

 

who hold the COPYRIGHT for the Information Displayed.

 

 


Links to other Astronomical Sites

 


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WE HAVE NOW CLOSED OUR OBSERVATORY TO THE PUBLIC

AS FROM SATURDAY MARCH 31, 2012!

WE REGRET, THAT FOR HEALTH REASONS,

WE WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTING BOOKINGS

TO VISIT THE OBSERVATORY.

 

SHOULD YOU WISH TO CONTACT US TO REPORT UNUSUAL SIGHTINGS, ASK US A QUESTION OR REQUEST INFORMATION ABOUT OUR NIGHT SKY,

You may send an Email to

astroventures@westnet.com.au

Send a Fax to

(08) 9887 0207

or call us

Tel: (08) 9887 0207;  Mob: 0407 380 922