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Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 30, 20212 min read
In this month: July 2021
29th July 1851 The asteroid Eunomia is discovered by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis. It is the 12th largest object in the main...
Dirk Goës
Jun 19, 20212 min read
Outreach to Lindesay for a Winter Solstice celebration
On the 19th June 2021 Ann Cairns and Elizabeth Cocking and I presented an 'in conversation' event for the National Trust Women's...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 18, 20213 min read
Winter Solstice
WHAT IS A SOLSTICE ? A solstice is a natural astronomical event during which one of the Earth’s hemispheres is at maximum tilt away from...
sydneycityskywatch
May 25, 20214 min read
Tell your neighbours: there is a total Lunar Eclipse Wednesday 26 May, totality at 9:18pm
Total Lunar Eclipse 26 May 2021
George Mavrocordatos
Nov 23, 20191 min read
Annular Solar Eclipse of 26 Dec 2019
On Boxing day this year there will be an annular eclipse which will be a surprise to many. Even though I am a keen amateur astronomer,...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Aug 31, 20181 min read
Parhelion - it's a sun dog!
Photograph by Kim Kemmis at Macquarie Park, late afternoon, 30 August, 2018. It's very rare in Sydney to experience the icy, yet sunny,...
Ross Mitchell
Aug 8, 20181 min read
Eclipse Party images
On 28 July Sydney City Skywatcher members, Ross and Trish, held a Lunar Eclipse party at Blues Point Park, North Sydney. They took some...
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