About the Centre
The Hermanus Astronomy Centre covers the whole of the Overstrand from Rooi
Els to Gans Baai which includes Pringle Bay, Hangklip, Betty's Bay,
Kleinmond, Fisherhaven, Hawston, Vermont, Onrus, Sandbaai, Hermanus and
Stanford.
We meet once a month on a Thursday closest to the new moon at the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) in Hermanus at 7.00 pm. For May & June it is the last
Thursday of each month and for the remainder of this year it will be the
third Thursday of each month. The structure of each meeting is an
introduction of the Centres activities and events for the past month plus
plans for the near future followed by a presentation from either a guest
speaker or a club member on a subject of their choice. The presentation
usually includes slides or DVD etc. The second half of the evening is taken
up with star-gazing from the car park using the Centre's Dobsonian along
with club members own telescopes, weather permitting. If the weather
forecast is not very good then a 'back-up' second presentation is given by a
committee member on a subject prepared in advance.
We are in the process of planning our Astronomy Education Centre with an Observatory and Amphitheatre in Hermanus.
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Committee 2011-2012
Chair: John Saunders [shearwater at hermanus.co.za]
Technical Advisor: Steve Kleyn [sjkleyn at telkomsa.net]
Secretary: Irene Saunders [shearwater at hermanus.co.za]
Treasurer: Pierre de Villiers [pierredev at hermanus.co.za]
Monthly sky maps: Johan Retief [johanretief at gmail.com]
IT & Website: Derek Duckitt [27795151276 at vodamail.co.za]
Interest groups:
Cosmology Group (chair: Pierre Hugo)
Beginners Astronomy (chair: John Saunders)
Education Outreach (chair: Lynette Geldenhuys)
Telephone nr: 028 314 0543
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