Kia ora world! Looking forward to bringing you news from the Observatory — astronomy, engineering, biology and geology all happen here.

Wow check out this timelapse that one of our post docs @RyanRidden got of the James Web Space Telescope from University of Canterbury Mt John Observatory Tekapo NZ. #UCScience #UCNZ #UCMtJohnObservatory #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #JWST

Applications to the Elaine P. Snowden Astronomy School 2022 are now open. #EPSastronomyschool2022 canterbury.ac.nz/science/outrea… School Of Physical and Chemical Sciences @UC UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao University of Canterbury #astronomy #astrocamp #tekapo

University of Canterbury astronomers @ UC Mt John Observatory have spotted a quadruple star system which may spark collisions and thermonuclear supernova explosions. New international research published today Nature Astronomy bit.ly/3wsNQFj Karen Pollard UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao School Of Physical and Chemical Sciences @UC University of Canterbury

Spanning from 2003 to 2021, this collection of images #heic2208a from NASA HUBBLE features #galaxies that are all hosts to both #Cepheid variables and #supernovae. These two celestial phenomena are both crucial tools used by astronomers to determine astronomical distance.

Want to learn about the secret lives of stars? Join University of Canterbury Assoc Prof Karen Pollard for her talk on the evolution of stars at the Arts Centre ,tonight, 7pm. Chch Arts Centre School Of Physical and Chemical Sciences @UC bit.ly/39JyuEK

Matariki fun has begun! #Matariki #ucmtjohnobservatory #astronomicalevent #matarikimackenzie #matarikirising

NZ's first AllSky7 #fireball camera! I'm delighted to have handed this over to Michele Bannister (farewell; on bsky or mastodon) for deployment at School Of Physical and Chemical Sciences @UC as part of the Fireballs Aotearoa meteorite recovery project. Let's go find some space rocks!

WOW #JWST #starstuff #pillarsofcreation University of Canterbury UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao nasa.gov/feature/goddar…