Tauranga Astronomical Society’s observatory is located in the Otumoetai Sports and Recreation Club (OSRC) building, Fergusson Park, at the end of Tilby Drive, Matua, Tauranga.
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The observatory houses a variety of equipment:
- A 14 inch Meade LX200-ACF telescope.
- A Lundt Solar 60 telescope for viewing the Sun.
- 10 inch Dobsonian
- 8 inch Meade LX10 SCT
- …and a number of other smaller telescopes.
| PRESIDENT: | David Greig |
| VICE PRESIDENT: | Martin Capener |
| SECRETARY: | Raewyn Forrest |
| PUBLICITY OFFICER: | Kevin Patmore |
| TREASURER: | James Turney | COMMITTEE MEMBER: | Jeff Morgan |
| COMMITTEE MEMBER: | John Smyth |
| COMMITTEE MEMBER: | Keith Forrest |
Committee meetings are held on the evening of the first Wednesday each month