GRASSA Meetings & Events

Join us for observations, lectures, and workshops with the GRASSA community.

MAR 21 SAT

Monthly Meeting - March 2026

schedule 15:00 - 17:00
location_on George Botanical Gardens

Monthly astronomy meeting at the George Botanical Gardens. Our main presenter will be Johann Swanepoel who will give a presentation on shaping and testing of two fast 20 inch optical telescope mirrors. This inspiring talk is a must for anyone who is interested in building a telescope.

FEB 21 SAT

Monthly Meeting - February 2026

schedule 15:00 - 17:00
location_on George Botanical Gardens

Monthly astronomy meeting at 15h00

JAN 17 SAT

Monthly Meeting - January 2026

schedule 15:00 - 17:00
location_on George Botanical Gardens

Our main presenter will be Case Rijsdijk who will give a talk on the James Webb Telescope. The James Webb Space Telescope is the world's largest, most powerful, and most complex space science telescope ever built and looks only at the infrared part of the spectrum. In this talk Case will look at it some detail: is history, construction and some of its most recent results.

NOV 15 SAT

Monthly Meeting - November 2025

schedule 15:00 - 17:00
location_on George Botanical Gardens

Our monthly meeting