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Sydney City Skywatchers
Sydney City Skywatchers meets on Gadigal land, and we acknowledge and pay respect to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. It is upon their ancestral lands that Sydney Observatory, the home of Sydney City Skywatchers, stands. As we share our own knowledge and learn about astronomy and its heritage, may we also pay respect to the knowledge embedded forever within the Aboriginal Custodianship of Country.
Our membership carries forward a proud tradition from when Walter Gale and Robert Innes founded 'The New South Wales Branch of the British Astronomical Association' in 1895. Women were admitted into the club from the very start and well-known amateur astronomer, John Tebbutt, was the first president. The group flourished and attracted the most significant and dedicated amateurs in Australian Astronomy, many of whom became Fellows of the Royal Astronomical Society. In the 1990s we became affiliated with the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. This strengthened our relationship with Sydney Observatory.
In 2004 we changed our name to 'Sydney City Skywatchers' to better reflect our contemporary society and specific location, but since 1895 our aims to service the amateurs in astronomy have not changed. We have kept our ties with the BAA as an affiliated society.
We meet on the first Monday of every month and members present their observations followed by a keynote address from a leading astronomer, astronomy historian or expert in a related field is delivered. Since 2020 our meetings have been held via Zoom, attracting speakers, visitors and members from far afield. When pandemic restrictions are lifted we will meet at Sydney Observatory, continue to hold some meetings on-line and hold outreach viewing nights and other social activities. We publish a quarterly Bulletin and have an active website with regular blogposts by members.
For the latest program and more information see: https://www.sydneycityskywatchers.org/
Our email contact is: sydneycityskywatchers@gmail.com
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