The club has regular outings to Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve. These outings is for members to do their observations that normally can't be done at home due to light pollution.

Once a year the East Rand Astronomy Club joins the Johannesburg Centre of ASSA at Swinburne

Yes, it is cold at Swinburne, -9°C at 07:28:56 in the morning. Observing stopped the previous morning at 01:00 when the temperature dropped to -11°C.