We are a small group of astronomy enthusiasts located around the district
of Mudgee in country New South Wales, Australia.
Longitude: 149 degrees East, Latitude: 32 degrees South.
We have no formal club structure or fees. So our get togethers are informal.
Anyone is welcome to join in.

With several of our group being members of St John's church, we adopted the name St. John's Astronomy Group (StJAGs) and are allowed use of the meeting rooms and coverage for public liability insurance under the outreach wing of the church.

We meet once a month on Tuesday evening around the time of Full Moon
in the meeting room at St. Johns Church.
We have general discussion about astronomy, telescope making, astro-photography,
show the latest 'Sky at night' program,
have "show and tell" of astro-images, astronomy literature, etc.

We observe once a month on Tuesday night around the time of New Moon
 at the western end of Mortimer St. opposite the old sale yards.
This site is on the edge of town but is still quite dark considering. 

A very big Thank You to Steve Massey (MyAstroShop) and Scott Watkins (Tasco Aust.) for their generous donation of several telescopes and accessories to help start our new members observing the night sky.

For the 2009 IYA, we set up various telescopes on the footpath at the corner
 of Church St and Market St Mudgee, on selected Friday or Saturday evenings
 around the 1st quarter Moon phase,
All passers-by are invited to look at the Moon and bright planets.
There is no cost for viewing on these nights,
we simply share the night sky with as many people as possible.

We have had several successful sessions (see  images pages ) during the warmer months
 and will resume again in September (weather permitting).