Start: 2009-05-25T21:30:00
End: 2009-05-25T23:30:00
Location: Waterloo Library 770 Elizabeth St
Waterloo Library is holding a Sidewalk
Astronomy night to help celebrate, reflect and educate as part of Library and
Information and Reconciliation Week. Monday 25 May, 5.30 – 7.30 pm at 770
Elizabeth Street, Waterloo.
National Parks Ranger,
Waterloo resident and Dhungatti elder, David Wright, will talk about the
nightsky from an Aboriginal Australian perspective. David will lead us outside
to identify First Nation names for the stars in the sky above. Geoff Wyatt, an
Astronomer from Sydney Observatory will then show us the stars close up – with
telescopes from the Observatory, at the back of Waterloo Library.
This City of
Sydney library event is part of our Reconciliation Week and National Library and
Information Week program. Our event partner is Sydney Observatory who in 2009 as
part of International Year of Astronomy. Sydney Observatory staff and telescopes
are setting up outside our libraries to help celebrate and educate during
IYA.