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Secretary designate / Weekend Sun astronomy column / The Erin Simpson Show & Toby Hendy’s interview / AGM in May 2012 / Team plans to stop asteroid from hitting Earth / Size comparison of the planets / Orreries / Measuring star distance / Back page
Local student attends space camp in the USA / TAS receives Trustpower community award / Annual president's report / Deborah Hambly's Skydome observatory / Back page
The mystery of the first stars / Mysteries of Jupiter's and Saturn's rings / April guest speaker - John Drummond / About the Webb / Around the observatory / AGM 24 May / Back page
CERN press releases: LHC transition to lead ion, antimatter atoms produced and trapped / September meeting / First total lunar eclipse in 3 years / New super photons discovered / Radioactive-powered martian hoppers / First planet discovered from another galaxy / School children get up close to the big Meade / For sale / Back page
ESA Planck survey / Installing the new Meade telescope / Opening night / Jim's life membership / The biggest star ever discovered / For sale / Back page
A visit to the CERN large hadron collider and other interesting highlights of my July 2009 tour of Europe. Ursula MacFarlane / M45 Pleiades / A 12 inch AE (Luton) cassegrain in Tauranga. Andrew Walker / Tauranga observatory update / For sale / Back page
May meeting / An investigation of the universe / June meeting: Spectroscopy / New committee, new editor / The genesis of the Tauranga Astronomical Society / Matariki / For sale / Back page
January and February meetings / March meeting / It's finally here / Frank Bateson plaque / Constellation up close: Crater, "The Cup" / For sale / Back page
October meeting / The Tunguska event / November meeting / Apollo 11 mistakes revealed / Building a compact 6" telescope / Constellation up close: Canis Major and Canis Minor / Back page
#22 October
2008 Newsletter ![]()
July meeting / August meeting / September meeting
/ West Melton
observatory / A few thoughts from Dennis / How to make an eyepiece box
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Telescope for sale / Constellation up close: Andromeda /
Back page / T.R.O.G (Tauranga Roving Observers Group)
#21 July 2008 Newsletter ![]()
April meeting / May meeting / June meeting
/ President's report / Stardome trip / Eyepieces for the TAS telescope
/
Constellation up close: Corvus / Back page
#20 April 2008 Newsletter ![]()
Gunter Van Dijk / January meeting / February meeting
/ March meeting / Curiouser and curiouser /
Building a german equatorial mount: Part 3 / Back page
#19 January 2008 Newsletter ![]()
October meeting / November meeting / Zeiss performance on a Tasco
budget / Constellation up close: Orion / Back page
#18 October 2007 Newsletter ![]()
July meeting / August meeting / September meeting
/ Building a 10 inch
telescope / Total lunar eclipse / Matahui Road school
/ Sculptor / Back page
#17 July 2007 Newsletter ![]()
April meeting / May meeting / Public meeting
/ June presentation /
President's report / From the president /
Building a german equatorial mount: Part 2 / Waharau dark sky
weekend June 07 / Coming up / Back page
#16
April 07 Newsletter ![]()
Frank Bateson / Recent meetings / Building a german equatorial
mount: Part
1 / Changing of the guard / TROG
#15 January 07 Newsletter ![]()
Comet News / Christmas visit to Whakatane / Further
Society information / TROG
#14 September/October 2006
August meeting / Dr Grant Christie / Educational / When is a planet not a
planet / Book review: Bright Star, Beatrice Hill Tinsley
/ Further Society
information
#13 July/August 2006 ![]()
Recent meetings / Spot the difference / The parallel bang
/ Dr Jack Bacon / Waharau dark sky weekend / Gravitational
lensing
/ John Gardner Williams /
Further Society information
#12 April/June 2006 ![]()
Recent meetings / Auckland observatory tour / Barn door tracking
/ May 2006 AGM / Lunar standstill / Further Society
information
Comet lands in Matua / February meeting: Observing time / The kiwi constellation / Observing at Te Puke / Binocular viewing night / Forthcoming astronomical events / TROG
#10 October/November 2005
Jack Thatcher on navigation / Andrew Walker on telescope making / Constellation roundup: Pegasus / Astronomy crossword / Further Society information / TROG
Dr Jeff Tallon / Sunspots and aurora / Telescope viewing for Otumoetai Playcentre / Further Society information / TROG
#8 June/July 2005
Occultation of Jupiter / Matariki display / NASA deep impact mission / President's report 2004/2005 / 2005 AGM
#7 April/May 2005
John Dobson / Hubble telescope: 15 Years / Star party news: Selwyn Ridge primary school, Rudolph Steiner school
Frank Bateson: RASNZ conference December 2004 / Supernova report / John Dobson visit / Further Society information / TROG: Tauranga Roving Observers Group
#5 October/Nov/Dec 2004
Frank Bateson Speaks / Comet commentary / School star party / Websites / Further Society information / TROG: Tauranga Roving Observers Group / Library display / 2005 yearbook and almanac / Committee news
Recent observing / Spots before the eyes / Comet commentary / Buying a telescope / Further Society information / TROG: Tauranga Roving Observers Group
Comet Neat Q4 / Transit of Venus / President's report 2003/2004 / Comet commentary / Transit of Venus / Further Society information / Committee meetings / TROG: Tauranga Roving Observers Group
#2 April 2004
Welcome / AGM 26th May / Fading supernova / Solar flares / Mars spirit update / Mars opportunity update / Mysterious Sedna / Saturn occultation / Planetary distances
Welcome to our first newsletter / Society formation, current activities and future / Strategic plan / Aims and objectives / Black hole mayhem




