Aotearoa Astrotourism Academy
181 Westhaven drive, Westhaven, Auckland
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The Aotearoa Astrotourism Academy will host its next course in Auckland, 2-4 December 2022.
The Academy, AAA, was launched last year by Professor John Hearnshaw, Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the University of Canterbury, with Nalayini Davies from the Auckland Astronomical Society to satisfy an unmet need in the astronomical community.
The primary goal of AAA is to offer educational courses for current or aspiring astro-tourism night-sky guides, or for anyone interested in navigating the dark night sky and learning more about astronomy.
AAA has assembled a small team of dedicated and expert instructors, and the courses offered cover all aspects of night-sky guiding, star-gazing, how to use a small telescope, astrophotography and the best objects to view in the night sky. AAA hopes to impart some of the basic skills and knowledge considered essential for those working in the fast growing astrotourism industry. A talk on Matariki and Maori astronomy is also included.
This intensive course comprises lectures, practical sessions (weather permitting for evening observing), workshops and plenty of interactions between instructors and participants. The venue for the Auckland course will be the Commodore’s Room at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, 181 Westhaven Drive, Westhaven Marina, Auckland 1011.
The Auckland AAA school will include:
• an immersive programme of lectures, talks, workshops and night-time observing (weather permitting),
• an evening reception on Friday 2 December,
• morning and afternoon teas and lunch on both Saturday and Sunday.
AAA has chosen Auckland for their fourth AAA course in recognition of the strong local support for protecting dark skies on Auckland’s Aotea/Great Barrier Island, which is an International Dark Sky Sanctuary, from the aspiring and active dark sky community on Waiheke Island and the strong support for dark skies at the Auckland Astronomical Society. AAA wishes to support the growing astrotourism industry in this region of Aotearoa.
Full details of the course are on the AAA website at https://aaanz.org and on-line registrations are now open. Places at the course are limited to about 30.
Contact emails: john.hearnshaw@canterbury.ac.nz and nbrito@vinstar.co.nz.
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