A View Through The Eyepiece

Kaya and Welcome

Perth Observatory Volunteer Group acknowledges we operate on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk-Noongar people.

It’s the end of the year! We are in the season of Birak, it’s getting hotter and hotter but luckily the sea breeze is also rolling in. It’s a season to reflect on the year passed, to gather with loved ones and celebrate the holidays.

These past three months have been eventful, with new tours, new events, and a new board voted in at our AGM. The Observatories Annual General Meeting was held on the 21st November and we had a record amount of volunteers attend. It was great to see so many volunteers gathered and to see all the progress made in the last year. We have worked really hard with our JTSI funding and have started many new and exciting projects. 2022 may have been a year of planning but we hope that 2023 will be the year to finish some of these projects and maybe start even more.

This month has also been the start of a new exhibition hallway, which you can read more about in this issue, but it has also seen a lot of progress being made with our museum refurbishment. It is looking great and will be open again to the public really soon. You can learn more in the Program Manager’s report about what other projects are ongoing

This issue also has a write up about the NASA DART mission, which could be our saviour in times of Apocalyptic asteroids and following the theme of things falling from the sky there is a write up of our Geminids Meteor Shower event.

So, happy end of the year, have an excellent holiday season and if you are feeling the stress of family gatherings and over-spending then remember to take some time and have a look upwards at the stars. It might not help your problems, but boy are they pretty.

POVG pay our respects to Noongar Elders past, present, and emerging.

Zoé Fraussen

Editor

The Helix Nebula

NGC 7293