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View a partial lunar eclipse: Friday 14 March

Mar 123 min read

Lunar Eclipse visible from Sydney

Lunar Eclipse visible from Sydney

Louise Webster (1941-1990): the first astronomer to identify a black hole.

Mar 75 min read

Louise Webster: the first astronomer to identify a black hole

Louise Webster: the first astronomer to identify a black hole

Did you know? Binary Stars

Feb 8, 20242 min read

Did you know? Binary Stars

Did you know? Binary Stars

Did you know? Saturn's Rings

Dec 17, 20232 min read

Did you know? Saturn's Rings

Did you know? Saturn's Rings

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Nov 13, 20231 min read

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Did You know?...Lucy, the Diamond Star

Oct 16, 20231 min read

Did You know?...Lucy, the Diamond Star

Did You know?...Lucy, the Diamond Star

Did you know? Phobos and Deimos

Sep 23, 20231 min read

Did you know? Phobos and Deimos

Did you know? Phobos and Deimos

Did You know? All about Helium.

Aug 14, 20231 min read

Did You know? All about Helium.

Did You know? All about Helium.

Did you know? Alpha Centauri

Jul 17, 20231 min read

Did you know? Alpha Centauri

Did you know? Alpha Centauri

Did you know? Orion's Belt

Jun 12, 20231 min read

Orion's Belt, did you know?

Orion's Belt, did you know?

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Rosina Dafter Variable star observer talk

Rosina Dafter Variable star observer talk

Rosina Dafter: Australia’s brilliant variable star observer, 6:30pm, Monday 3 November.

This illustrated talk about variable star observing is at Sydney Observatory on Monday 3 November, 2025.

Toner Stevenson

Sep 232 min read

Members of the BAA NSW observing the 1922 total solar eclipse.

Members of the BAA NSW observing the 1922 total solar eclipse.

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Photograph: Members of the BAA NSW observing the 1922 total solar eclipse. Walter Gale is second from the left. Courtesy Powerhouse...

Toner Stevenson

Sep 21 min read

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