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Elizabeth Cocking and Toner Stevenson
Mar 123 min read
View a partial lunar eclipse: Friday 14 March
How to view the lunar eclipse on 14 March 2025 from Sydney.
Andrew Wood
Mar 92 min read
Sydney City Skywatchers 130-year Anniversary
130th anniversary of astronomy society highlights
Toner Stevenson
Feb 232 min read
Solar activity this month: February 2025
Our active Sun in February 2025
Dirk Goës
Dec 30, 20242 min read
Sydney City Skywatchers 130th Anniversary Celebration seminar and dinner
Celebration of 130 years of astronomy
Elizabeth Cocking
Sep 30, 20234 min read
Astronomical happenings in October
24th October 1851 William Lassell finds not one, but two moons of Uranus on the same night when he discovers Umbriel and Ariel. There is...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Apr 15, 20234 min read
Ningaloo Solar Eclipse chasing
This was the first of 5 total solar eclipses seen from Australia. The next is 2028.
Dirk Goës
Nov 12, 20221 min read
A 'peachy' total lunar eclipse: 8 Nov 2022
Sydney City Skywatchers members brought their telescopes to Sydney Observatory to observe and share the total eclipse of the Moon on 8...
Dirk Goës
Aug 15, 20221 min read
Imaging Newborn Exoplanets with the James Webb Space Telescope
Dr Benjamin Pope, the University of Queensland Date: Monday 5th September Time: 6:30pm (please join at 6:20pm) Via: Zoom link - look for...
Elizabeth Cocking
Nov 30, 20214 min read
In this month: December
IN THIS MONTH 15th December 1966 Janus, a moon of Saturn, is discovered by French astronomer Audouin Dollfus. Astronomers were first...
Dirk Goës
Sep 21, 20212 min read
Partial Lunar Eclipse - Sydney 19 November
Following the spectacular total lunar eclipse of 26 May 2021 Sydney-siders are to be treated to a partial lunar eclipse. DATE:19 November...
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