The Redlands Astronomical Society Inc. (RAS), is a community based astronomy interest group. We are for all ages and levels of knowledge. Come along and enjoy the company of similar minded people. Exchange ideas and knowledge, contribute to the evenings discussion or perhaps just listen and learn. Join in on our society meeting nights and/or meet with us once a month under the stars for a night sky viewing.For other RAS public events please follow us on Facebook
DUE TO COVID 19 CONCERNS, ALL SOCIETY MEETINGS IN 2023 WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM.
Please email our President for any of the ZOOM invite links.
MEETINGS AND PUBLIC EVENT CALENDAR 2023
| FOR THE LATEST UPDATES, SEE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE |
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| MONTH | DATE | TYPE | MORE INFORMATION |
| JANUARY | 24th | Committee Meeting | ZOOM |
| FEBRUARY | 7th | Society Meeting | via ZOOM - email our President |
| 14th | Public Viewing | Doug Tiller Reserve | |
| 21st | Technology Night | ZOOM | |
| 23rd | Committee Meeting | ZOOM | |
| MARCH | 7th | Society Meeting | via ZOOM - email our President |
| 14th | Public Viewing | ||
| 21st | Technology Night | ZOOM | |
| 23rd | Committee Meeting | ZOOM | |
| APRIL | 4th | Society Meeting | via ZOOM - email our President |
| 11th | Public Viewing | Doug Tiller Reserve | |
| 18th | Technology Night | ZOOM | |
| 27th | Committee Meeting | ZOOM | |
| MAY | 2nd |
Society Meeting |
via ZOOM - email our President |
| 9th | Public Viewing | Doug Tiller Reserve | |
| 16th | Technology Night | ZOOM | |
| 19th-21st | ASTROCAMP | Glengarry Boys Brigade Camp | |
| 25th | Committee Meeting | ZOOM | |
| JUNE | 6th | Society Meeting | via ZOOM - email our President |
| 13th | Public Viewing |
Doug Tiller Reserve | |
| 20th | Technology Night | ZOOM | |
| 22nd | Committee Meeting | ZOOM | |
| JULY | 4th | Society Meeting | via ZOOM - email our President |
| 11th | Public Viewing |
Doug Tiller Reserve | |
| 28th | Committee Meeting | ZOOM | |
| 14th-16th | ASTROCAMP | Glengarry Boys Brigade Camp | |
| 18th | Technology Night | ZOOM | |
| AUGUST | 1st | Society Meeting |
via ZOOM - email our President |
| 8th | Public Viewing - Deferred to 10th Due to Weather Conditions |
Doug Tiller Reserve | |
| 10th | Public Viewing is on, CYA there | Doug Tiller Reserve | |
| 11th-20th | Queensland Astrofest 2023 | Duckadang | |
| 15th | Technology Night | ZOOM | |
| 24th | Committee Meeting | ZOOM | |
| SEPTEMBER | 5th | Society Meeting | via ZOOM - email our President |
| 12th | Public Viewing IS GOING AHEAD, CYA There. | Montgomery Drive Park | |
| 16th | Dark Sky Nights | O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat - CANCELLED |
O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat | |
| 19th | Technology Night CANCELLED | ZOOM | |
| 28th | Committee Meeting | ZOOM | |
| OCTOBER | 3rd | Society Meeting | via ZOOM - email our President |
| 10th | Public Viewingis on, CYA there | Montgomery Drive Park | |
| 17th | Technology Night | ZOOM | |
| 21st |
International Observe |
Montgomery Drive Park | |
| 26th | Committee Meeting | ZOOM | |
| NOVEMBER | 7th | Society Meeting | via ZOOM - email our President |
| 14th | Public Viewing is ON, CYA there from 7:30pm | Montgomery Drive Park | |
| 21st | Technology Night | ZOOM | |
| 23rd | Committee Meeting | ZOOM | |
| DECEMBER | 5th | Members Christmas Party |
TBA |
MEETINGS AND PUBLIC EVENTS CALENDAR 2024
For the latest information on RAS events please follow us on Facebook
SOCIETY MEETINGS ARE HELD VIA ZOOM.
Please email our President for any of the ZOOM invite links.
| Date | Day | Event |
| January | ||
| 1/01/2024 | Mon | NewYears Day |
| 11/01/2024 | Thu | New Moon |
| 25/01/2024 | Thu | RAS Committee Meeting |
| 26/01/2024 | Fri | Full Moon Australia Day |
| February | ||
| 6/02/2024 | Tue | RAS Community Viewing Night |
| 10/02/2024 | Sat | New Moon |
| 13/02/2024 | Tue | RAS Society Meeting Night |
| 20/02/2024 | Tue | RAS Collaboration Night |
| 22/02/2024 | Thu | RAS Committee Meeting |
| 24/02/2024 | Sat | Full Moon |
| March | ||
| 5/03/2024 | Tue | RAS Community Viewing Night |
| 10/03/2024 | Sun | New Moon |
| 12/03/2024 | Tue | RAS Society Meeting Night |
| 19/03/2024 | Tue | RAS Collaboration Night |
| 25/03/2024 | Mon | Full Moon |
| 28/03/2024 | Thu | RAS Committee Meeting |
| 29/03/2024 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 30/03/2024 | Sat | Holly Saturday |
| 31/03/2024 | Sun | Easter Sunday |
| April | ||
| 1/04/2024 | Mon | Easter Monday |
| 2/04/2024 | Tue | RAS Community Viewing Night |
| 9/04/2024 | Tue | RAS Society Meeting Night New Moon |
| 16/04/2024 | Tue | RAS Collaboration Night |
| 23/04/2024 | Tue | RAS Collaboration Night |
| 24/04/2024 | Wed | Full Moon |
| 25/04/2024 | Thu | Anzac Day RAS Committee Meeting |
| May | ||
| 6/05/2024 | Mon | Qld Labour Day Holiday |
| 7/05/2024 | Tue | RAS Community Viewing Night |
| 8/05/2024 | Wed | New Moon |
| 12/05/2024 | Sun | Mothers Day |
| 14/05/2024 | Tue | RAS Society Meeting Night |
| 21/05/2024 | Tue | RAS Collaboration Night |
| 23/05/2024 | Thu | Full Moon RAS Committee Meeting |
| June | ||
| 4/06/2024 | Tue | RAS Community Viewing Night |
| 6/06/2024 | Thu | New Moon |
| 7/06/2024 | Fri | Potential RAS Camp - Glengarry TBC |
| 8/06/2024 | Sat | Potential RAS Camp - Glengarry TBC |
| 9/06/2024 | Sun | Potential RAS Camp - Glengarry TBC |
| 11/06/2024 | Tue | RAS Society Meeting Night |
| 18/06/2024 | Tue | RAS Collaboration Night |
| 22/06/2024 | Sat | Full Moon |
| 27/06/2024 | Thu | RAS Committee Meeting |
| July | ||
| 2/07/2024 | Tue | RAS Community Viewing Night |
| 6/07/2024 | Sat | New Moon |
| 9/07/2024 | Tue | RAS Society Meeting Night |
| 16/07/2024 | Tue | RAS Collaboration Night |
| 21/07/2024 | Sun | Full Moon |
| 25/07/2024 | Thu | RAS Committee Meeting |
| 26/07/2024 | Fri | RAS CAMP - Glengarry -TBC |
| 27/07/2024 | Sat | RAS CAMP - Glengarry -TBC |
| 28/07/2024 | Sun | RAS CAMP - Glengarry -TBC |
| August | ||
| 4/08/2024 | Sun | New Moon |
| 6/08/2024 | Tue | RAS Community Viewing Night |
| 13/08/2024 | Tue | RAS Society Meeting Night |
| 14/08/2024 | Wed | EKKA Holiday |
| 20/08/2024 | Tue | RAS Collaboration Night Full Moon |
| 22/08/2024 | Thu | RAS Committee Meeting |
| September | ||
| 1/09/2024 | Sun | Fathers Day |
| 3/09/2024 | Tue | RAS Community Viewing Night New Moon |
| 10/09/2024 | Tue | RAS Society Meeting Night |
| 17/09/2024 | Tue | RAS Collaboration Night |
| 18/09/2024 | Wed | Full Moon |
| 26/09/2024 | Thu | RAS Committee Meeting |
| October | ||
| 1/10/2024 | Tue | RAS Community Viewing Night |
| 3/10/2024 | Thu | New Moon |
| 7/10/2024 | Mon | Kings Birthday Holiday |
| 8/10/2024 | Tue | RAS Society Meeting Night |
| 15/10/2024 | Tue | RAS Collaboration Night |
| 17/10/2024 | Thu | Full Moon |
| 24/10/2024 | Thu | RAS Committee Meeting |
| November | ||
| 1/11/2024 | Fri | New Moon RAS CAMP - Glengarry - Confirmed |
| 2/11/2024 | Sat | RAS CAMP - Glengarry - Confirmed |
| 3/11/2024 | Sun | RAS CAMP - Glengarry - Confirmed |
| 5/11/2024 | Tue | RAS Community Viewing Night |
| 12/11/2024 | Tue | RAS Society Meeting Night |
| 16/11/2024 | Sat | Full Moon |
| 19/11/2024 | Tue | RAS Collaboration Night |
| 28/11/2024 | Thu | RAS Committee Meeting |
| December | ||
| 1/12/2024 | Sun | New Moon |
| 3/12/2024 | Tue | RAS Community Viewing Night |
| 10/12/2024 | Tue | RAS Society Chrismas Dinner TBC |
| 15/12/2024 | Sun | Full Moon |
| 25/12/2024 | Wed | Christmas Day |
| 26/12/2024 | Thu | Boxing day |
| 30/12/2024 | Mon | New Years Eve |
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The committee members for 2023/2024 are:
President: Janice
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Phone President: 0411 627 610
Vice President: TBA
Secretary: TBA
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Others: Chris, Jock.
Bank Account Details
Bendigo Bank
BSB - 633-000
Account No. - 166804880
At the moment, we are conducting our meetings on Zoom.
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You're welcome to connect as a visitor. We look forward to seeing you there.
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MEMBERSHIP FEES
General Membership $35 per annum
Concession Membership
(Gov't pension or <18 student) $25 per annum
Family Membership $55 per annum
Bendigo Bank
BSB - 633-000
Account No. - 166804880
DOWNLOAD RAS MEMBERSHIP FORM HERE (pdf file) > > >
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We are a registered organisation - ABN 54 544 328 524
When: 7:30pm - see Event Calendar
If viewing is weather-affected, we re-attempt viewing on the following Thursday.
CHECK OUR FB PAGE or EVENT CALENDAR FOR UPDATES.
Where: Montgomery Drive Park, Montgomery Drive, Wellington Point. Look for our signs by the Amenity Block.
