On August 11th. 1999 a large crowd of townsfolk

met on the mill field to observe the eclipse of the
sun. Various optical instruments were on hand to
improve the view. Although too far north for totality
an impressive spectacle was still seen by all as the
sky fortunately remained clear.

More recently, on June 8th 2004, the rare event

of a transit of Venus across the face of the sun

was observed with optical instruments set up

in Timor Court. Many visitors were to observe

it directly for themselves during the 6 hours

that the planet took to complete the transit.