October 30: Stargazing evening – living amongst the stars

Maropeng will be the monthly stargazing evening with its resident astronomer, Vincent Nettmann.

This months event will be look at living amongst the Stars: man and astronomy, their time and place in the universe.

An ancient philosopher once wrote, “Do we gaze at the stars because we are human, or, are we human because we gaze at stars?”

From the beginnings of time, man gazed upward and beheld the awesome splendour of our night skies. He wondered what the stars were, and what lay beyond them. At some point in human history, he speculated about the stars’ origins, and also the origins of his very own existence. Our popular astronomy series of “after dinner” talks, this month, is entitled: “Living Amongst the Stars”, an illustrated talk looking into the fascinating realm of astronomy, and how it relates to our lives today.

This event will be hosted by the Tumulus Restaurant, is a child friendly event and includes welcome drinks and a buffet dinner for R190 for adults and R90 for children.

To make a booking, please click here.

The star-viewing evenings are weather dependent. Please bring your own binoculars.

Dress warmly

Please note: bookings are confirmed once paid for in full and are not refundable within 72hrs of arrival.