Mapleton Observatory in Mapleton, Queensland | Observatory

Mapleton Observatory

Locality: Mapleton, Queensland

Phone: (07) 5476 1183

Address: in the Mapleton school grounds 4560 Mapleton, QLD, Australia

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25.01.2022 Last nights super Moon through the clouds from Kureelpa Sunshine coast. Camera = Canon 70 D. Lens = Sigma 600 + 2x teleconverter.

24.01.2022 Hi everyone, Due to the not very favorable weather forecast, we have made the decision not to hold this month's open night tomorrow (Sunday 26th. So will hope conditions on the 23 rd August will be better. Sorry to disappoint. Cheers Adrian Lainie & Roger

23.01.2022 Hello everyone. Looking for expressions of interest in holding Astro Photographic nights. Using your own cameras (Canon or Nikon preferably) DSLR’S . mounted on our Astrophysics G T 11 using your lenses for long exposures . Or connected to the telescope using a T adaptor (we only have adaptors for Canon & Nikon)... 3 0r 4 photographers per evening . Taking 3 photo’s . 1 of each, a Nebula, a Globular cluster, and a Galaxy depending on the time of year. You would need to be familiar with the settings and use of your camera’s. For more information email Adrian at, [email protected] See more

22.01.2022 Partial Lunar eclipse from Dulong lookout

22.01.2022 Good morning Just a reminder that we will be having an open night for the Luna eclipse on the 26th May from 6:30 pm You will need register for contact tracing up on arrival, hope the weather is kind to us on the night regards Adrian - Roger - Geoff and Lainie

21.01.2022 Hello, just a reminder that you will have to give contact details on Sunday. the usual:... name - phone - address or email and please if you are not well please stay home. regards Adrian - Roger & Lainie

21.01.2022 This is a combination of 70 photo's taken over about a half an hour or so, looking w.n.w showing the star's moving but the geosynchronous satellites staying still.

21.01.2022 Sorry we are having trouble with our emails- they are not arriving - if you need to contact the observatory regarding your booking or weather conditions for your night please phone us on 07 5476 1183 regards Lainie

20.01.2022 Hello fellow star gazers. our next open night is on the 29th February at 6:45

20.01.2022 The Caucusus Mountains casting their long shadows over the plain. Ipad photo taken 24-9-20 held up to the eyepiece on our 14" telescope.

18.01.2022 Comet 2020-f8 Swan This morning (5am) Small tail visible.

18.01.2022 Open night this Sunday on May 16th - gate open from 5:30pm. Fingers and toes are crossed for this lovely weather to continue through the weekend Yep all go for tonight, but rap up cause its a bit cold these nights.

17.01.2022 interesting piece about light pollution

14.01.2022 We are not sure when Mapleton Observatory will be able to resume with our open nights. we are trialling opening for small private groups to see how we manage social distancing. We are starting with groups of two to three people ... Thank you all for your understanding regards: Lainie - Adrian - Roger and Geoff

13.01.2022 Good morning Just a quick update on the open nights we do understand that things happen- which means you are not able to attend. But of the 4 groups that did not attend the last open night only two groups contacted us -thank you This is really upsetting as we turned away several other groups and I do try my best to try and find solutions as I hate to disappoint.... regards Lainie - Adrian and Roger See more

13.01.2022 Good morning - update on the November 20th open night - the bookings did not work so we are now operating open nights on the first 15 through the gate only - this is while we still have social distancing in place. thank you all for your support and patience remember always look up- you may see the odd fire ball from the Southern and Northern Turids meteor showers. stay safe regards Lainie - Adrian and Roger

12.01.2022 Hi to those planning to visit us tonight, the weather hasn't improved remarkably but we will be operating the observatory tonight, Sorry for the last minute post. hoping to catch glimpses of the Moon and hopefully some other interesting things, fingers crossed.

12.01.2022 Hello fellow star gazers. With restriction easing on group numbers we are now able to lift the restrictions on numbers attending the observatory. We will need you to sign in with contact details upon arrival. Please maintain distancing especially in the inside telescope area. ... We thank you all for your patience and understanding during this pandemic. Remember if you are not feeling well please stay home. Our December open night is on the 18th with a 7pm start. regards from Adrian - Roger - Lainie & Geoff

11.01.2022 Saturn went behind the Moon Monday 12-8-19 ! occultation. Tiny isn't it

11.01.2022 Observatory OPEN NIGHT Hello we are restricting the number of people at the open night on 23rd August . You will need to book your spot for the open night.... Please email us at [email protected]. We will need your Name - email and phone number please to comply with regulations. Sorry but this will be on going conditions for open nights due to COVID 19 Many thanks Adrian - Roger & Lainie

09.01.2022 This is from southern comets homepage - lets hope that we are lucky enough to get clear skies to see this Comet from here

09.01.2022 Hello we have an update on the open nights - both the August and September open nights are full booked . We now keep our fingers crossed for clear skies for those nights regards Adrian Roger and Lainie

06.01.2022 C2019 U6 Lemmon Taken May 31 9pm with a 300 MM Canon zoom 70 D dslr, also a small satellite in the pic

05.01.2022 We are sorry to announce that due to the current Covid 19 out break we will NOT be hosting OPEN NIGHTS at the Mapleton observatory for March and April. This is to safeguard both the public and our volunteers. We will keep monitoring the situation and give you updates when we feel that it is safe to continue viewing nights Thank you all for your support with this situation ... Stay safe regards all observatory volunteers See more

02.01.2022 Good Morning Sorry there are no more places left for the August open night all spots have been allocated regards Adrian - Roger and Lainie

01.01.2022 Wishing you all a great 2021