Farm Cove Observatory 

        Pakuranga, Auckland, New Zealand

     Long: E 174º 53' 39"  Lat: S 36º 53' 43" 

                    IAU Obs Code E85

 

 

11 March, 2010

 

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 Jennie McCormick
 

2009 SA1

On Sept 16 I stumbled upon a new asteroid, ~19.5, moving through Aquarius. Some of the story can be found here Eastern Courier

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What's New
WWF Earth Hour
Sat 27 March, 8.30pm
Plans have been unveiled to plunge New Zealand into darkness at 8.30pm on Saturday 27 March, the first of more than 70 countries taking part in
this year's Earth Hour.  WWF-New Zealand announced that all the majorcities, including Auckland, Manukau, North Shore, Waitakere, Wellington,Christchurch, Dunedin and Hamilton, will be participating in the one-hour
global 'lights out' event. Sign up for Earth Hour and give your support - here
 
Astronomy Direct, It's all about Astronomy......... Are you looking for a quailty Key Note speaker for your conference, corporate convention or special event;  Perhaps a personal tour of the night sky for your group or family event?  Page is  under construction, but feel free to take a look and check us out -  Here

OGLE-2006-BLG-109 Artist Impression of new Solar System co- discovered by the MicroFUN Team

Farm Cove Observatory (FCO) is a private observatory conducting astronomical research for the Centre for Backyard Astrophysics (CBA), Microlensing Follow Up Network (MicroFUN) at The Ohio State University Astronomy Department and regular comet and asteroid astrometry.

 

FCO was built in 1999 and sits on the western side of the Wakaaranga reserve which is a tributary of the Tamaki River. The observatory gets its name from Farm Cove, an eastern suburb of Auckland some 25kms from the heart of the city centre.  Auckland boasts three harbours, two mountain ranges, 48 volcanic cones and more than 50 islands. It has a population of approximately 1.3 million and is ever increasing.

 
 

Important Acknowledgments

I wish to acknowledge Prof Andy Gould and all the MicroFUN team at The Ohio State University Astronomy Dept and Prof Joe Patterson and the Centre for Backyard Astrophysics for their continuing support of Farm Cove Observatory.

 

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