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Special Excursions

The AAQ organises, as the opportunity arises, excursions to sites of astronomical interest for its members. Some previous excursions are:

  • April 1999 - Astrotour to Anglo-Australian Observatory at Siding Springs and the Australia Telescope at Narrabri.
  • April 2000 - South East Queensland Astrotour.
  • June 2001 - Solar Eclipse Safari to Zimbabwe and South Africa.
  • December 2002 - Solar Eclipse Trip to Ceduna. South Australia.


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A selection of articles by members on previous AAQ excursions are provided below. The articles are in PDF format and have been extracted from past issues of the AAQ Newsletter.

 
Queensland Astrofest PDF Print E-mail
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Each year a week long astrocamp (Queensland Astrofest) is held at Lions Camp "Duckadang" near Linville, located approximately 2 hours drive northwest of Brisbane. The astronomical societies of Queensland attend this event. The 2008 Queensland Astrofest will be held from 25 July - 3 August. Note this year the event spans two weekends. For further information on this excellent observing opportunity visit the Astrofest website.
 


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