Sidewalk Astronomy is Bendigo's favourite astronomy event and is held every month next to the Discovery Science and Technology Centre, 7 Railway Place (opposite Marketplace)
Click here for a Google Map
Bring the family to see cool astro-stuff through our telescopes, our volunteers will give you a tour of the features of night sky. Small groups welcome.
For more information contact: Brien Blackshaw, Ph 03 5447 7690, Email: secretary@bdas.net
NOTE: This web site will soon be decommissioned. For all the latest on Sidewalk Astronomy and future dates please bookmark the new site at Sidewalk Astronomy
BDAS is part of the Astronomical Society of Victoria and the new web site is hosted at https://www.asv.org.au/ASV-Bendigo
Friday 8 November 2024 @ 8:00pm
1st Quarter Moon, Venus, Saturn (first view), Omega Centauri, Jewel Box Cluster
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Friday 13 December 2024 @ 8:30pm
Waxing gibbous Moon, Venus, Saturn, Orion Nebular and Trapezium Cluster
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Friday 10 January 2025 @ 9:00pm
Waxing Gibbous Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Orion Nebula & Trapezium, Pleiades Cluster
Weather Update - 8:30pm:
Friday 7 February 2025 @ 8:30pm
1st Quarter Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn (last view), Orion Nebula, Pleiades Cluster.
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Friday 7 March 2025 @ 7:30pm
Crescent Moon, Jupiter, Orion Nebula, Alpha Centauri, Jewel Box Cluster.
Weather Update - 7:00pm:
Friday 4 April 2025 @ 6:00pm
Waxing Gibbous Moon, Jupiter (last view), Orion Nebula, Alpha Centauri, Jewel Box Cluster
Weather Update - 5:30pm:
Friday 2 May 2025 @ 5:30pm
Waxing Gibbous Moon, Jewel Box Cluster, Alpha Centauri Binary, Omega Centauri Globular Cluster
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Watch this space for further dates!