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Western Sydney University Penrith Observatory

Locality: Penrith, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4736 0135

Address: Western Sydney University Penrith Observatory Building AO Werrington North Campus 2747 Penrith, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 We still have some tickets available for this special event and we are super excited!

24.01.2022 We are very excited to have Ross Pogson visiting us to talk about meteorites!

24.01.2022 Magnificent photo of the Lagoon Negula

23.01.2022 A mysteriously long, thin cloud has again appeared over the 20-km-high Arsia Mons volcano on Mars.

22.01.2022 In case you were wondering what the sonification of covid genome sounded like DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-30483/v1

20.01.2022 There are still some tickets available for our last public astronomy night for 2019. This is a fascinating topic

20.01.2022 The panelists from Saturday night's event.

19.01.2022 Two teams of astronomers have made a compelling case in the 33-year-old mystery surrounding Supernova 1987A. Based on observations of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and a theoretical follow-up study, the scientists provide new insight for the argument that a neutron star is hiding deep inside the remains of the exploded star. This would be the youngest neutron star known to date.

17.01.2022 This event is now sold out

17.01.2022 https://www.space.com/rosetta-comet-turned-bluer-near-sun.h

16.01.2022 WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY PENRITH OBSERVATORY SCIENCE AND ART PANEL Presented By Nepean Science Hub and Penrith Performing And Visual Arts in conjunction with Western's Penrith Observatory An Infinite Universe: How big is Space?

14.01.2022 Horsehead with QHY600 --- Captured by: Wu Zhen (China) Processed by: Dr.Liao (China) Main cam: QHY600... Main scope: Celestron RASA11 Mount: Ioptron Cem120 Guide: Qhy5L II Intergration: 15hours Place: Chuxiong, China

11.01.2022 Our events for 2020 are up on the website and bookings are open for our public astronomy nights in February

11.01.2022 Western ServiceNow Virtual Hackathon is coming up By participating in this virtual hackathon you will: be trained in using the ServiceNow platform for FREE gain valuable industry skills and knowledge gain experience in delivering business solutions... have the opportunity to meet industry professionals who may have employment opportunities available & more Register your interest today to receive further information and a link to the application form https://careerhub.westernsydney.edu.au//even/Detail/887706

11.01.2022 Our campuses may not be open right now, but our virtual pathway is ready for you to start studying at The College.

10.01.2022 More from the event on Saturday night

10.01.2022 Check out our FREE online Careers Education Workshops happening this week! Registration and further information via careerhub, under events and workshops https://careerhub.westernsydney.edu.au/... #wsucareers #careersworkshops #onlinecareersworkshops

09.01.2022 From everyone at Penrith Observatory and the School of Science, we’d like to say thank you to our staff and students for stepping up during the challenges this year. Wishing everyone a happy holiday and a safe and prosperous new year. Put your feet up, have a well-deserved rest and stay safe.

09.01.2022 In a huge step for science, an international collaboration of X-ray and radio astronomers (including astronomers and alumni from Western Sydney University) have used the latest generation telescopes eRosita and ASKAP to directly detect a 50 million light year-long filament in the cosmic web, which is linking two galaxy clusters.

07.01.2022 View of observatory 2 Nov 2019. Image credit: Emma Johnson

06.01.2022 Planet Mercury (Small dot on the left) transitting in front of The Sun. Image taken few minutes ago from my telescope, colorised.

05.01.2022 Penrith Observatory: Join us for the Pink Supermoon! The moon won't actually be pink. But it will be larger than usual, and we'll be live streaming it on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCty3yqjj1KedTzDn7sqzedw) from 7.30pm tomorrow, Wednesday 8 April. Join Ain De Horta, Astronomer in Charge to see live views through the telescope and find out what makes this full moon a pink supermoon even though it wont look pink.... We've had to close down our in-person observing, so we're now trialling live streaming. We can't guarantee there won't be technical glitches, and, of course, we always depend on the weather. Heres hoping for a clear night. You can also get to our YouTube channel from the observatory homepage (just search for `Penrith Observatory').

03.01.2022 Happy New Year to all our supporters! Here's a link to download a printable version of the Hubble 2020 calendar https://www.spacetelescope.org/news/heic2001/?lang

03.01.2022 Western Webinars The Discover Western Webinar Series features live and on-demand webinars throughout the year. Join our staff and student team as they provide key information to prospective students and to help you along your journey to success. Teachers, parents and families are also welcome to join in, find out more about what Western has to offer and see how to make the most of the student experience!... https://www.westernsydney.edu.au//ev/western-webinars.html

02.01.2022 Anti solar crepuscular rays. Just rolls off the tongue, doesnt it?. The rays of light seen on the horizon opposite the setting or rising Sun.

01.01.2022 Updates from Mars

01.01.2022 Dance of Saturn 3.5 hour time lapse showing the ringed planet along with Rhea, Dione, Enceladus, Tethys, Mimas (from behind the planet), and Titan (widefield view). Total folder size, 309Gb.

01.01.2022 Due to the to the COVID-19 situation all Penrith Observatory events have been cancelled until further notice. The team at Penrith Observatory apologise for any inconvenience. We will be arranging refunds for tickets already purchased for events.