Reports of the total lunar eclipse which occurred on 14 March 2025, as seen from eastern Australia.

130th anniversary of astronomy society highlights

Celebrating Australian women in astronomy on International Womens Day

Our active Sun in February 2025

Königsberg Observatory (left) where Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel made the first successful distance measurement to a star other than the Sun ( Credit : Wikipedia).  The Gaia satellite (right) which has determined the distance to millions of stars to high degree of accuracy ( Credit : ESA/ATG medialab; background: ESO/S. Brunier).  By Dirk Goës BSc(CompSc) UOW, MSc(Astronomy) Swinburne The observation phase of the European Space Agencies (ESA) groundbreaking Gaia mission ended on

A short explanation An image from a video visualisation of the expanding and accelerating universe ( Credit : NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab).  By Dirk Goës  BSc(CompSc) UOW, MSc(Astronomy) Swinburne About me: I have been a member of the Sydney City Skywatchers for two years.  I am a member of the committee and am responsible for maintaining and improving the Skywatchers website.  I recently graduated with a Master of Science (Astronomy) from Swinburn

See below for my astronomy videos that I have created over the last 2-3 years. Episode 1 - Comets Episode 2 - Black Holes Episode 3 -...

By Jeff Portelli Les Dalrymple was passionate about astronomy, and an exceptionally knowledgeable and experienced amateur astronomer. He...

Sydney City Skywatchers member Garry Dalrymple has been observing sunspot activity lately with a small aperture telescope fitted with a...

An easy-to-use walk around guide. By Garry P. Dalrymple The visibility of the stars and the planets is a restriction placed on all of us...