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2026 Speaker and viewing program
Click here to see our full program for 2026.
Dirk Goës
Feb 111 min read
Cecilia Maclellan, Edith Deane, Mary Acworth Orr & Lucy Gullett: women in amateur astronomy
Early women in amateur astronomy in Sydney.
Toner Stevenson
Feb 106 min read
Welcome to the Dark Side of Astronomy with Dave Gault, 6:30pm Monday 2 March
6:30pm, Monday 2 March 2026, astronomy talk by Dave Gault about occultations.
Toner Stevenson
Feb 52 min read
Moon and what’s happening in 2026: February meeting recap
This is a quick summary of the first Sydney City Skywatchers meeting for 2026.
Toner Stevenson
Feb 42 min read
Total lunar eclipse : Tuesday 3 March 2026
How to view the total eclipse of the Moon on 3 March 2026.
Toner Stevenson
Feb 42 min read
Occultation of Saturn
Photo by Ann Cairns This wonderful photo of the Moon about to occult Saturn was taken by SCS committee member Ann Cairns. Ann took the photo on the eastern grassy area of Sydney Observatory using a mobile phone camera held up to the eyepiece of a 4” (10 cm) Skywatcher refractor telescope in 2018. The photo demonstrates that getting started in astrophotography can be as simple as holding your smart phone up to a telescope eyepiece. The photo is also a good follow up to Dr A
Dirk Goës
Feb 31 min read
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