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In this month: January
1st January 1801 Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi of the Palermo Observatory discovers Ceres, the first asteroid to be discovered and...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jan 1, 20223 min read
A Change of Year Comet
Travel away from city lights in early January to view Comet Leonard Andrew Wood Our change of year sky is being graced by Comet C/2021 A1...
andrew14613
Dec 31, 20213 min read
A Truly Australian Star
As darkness descends around the end of December into early January evenings, a star within the Southern Cross with a uniquely Australian...
andrew14613
Dec 31, 20212 min read
Comet Leonard - the view from La Perouse
Sydney City Skywatcher member George Mavrocordatos has imaged Comet Leonard: I managed to be lucky enough to take my own picture of...
George Mavrocordatos and Toner Stevenson
Dec 27, 20212 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...
Elizabeth Cocking
Dec 1, 20214 min read
Did you know? the Kuiper Belt
DID YOU KNOW This month . . . The Kuiper Belt. Home to short period comets and icy bodies in the far reaches of our solar system. The ...
Elizabeth Cocking
Nov 8, 20211 min read
In this month: November
7th November 1631 A transit of Mercury occurs. Many astronomers set up to capture Mercury's movement in front of the Sun. However only...
Elizabeth Cocking
Nov 1, 20214 min read
The Astronomers' Bulletin Oct - Dec 2021
In this Issue: The Einstein Ring; Presidential Address at AGM; Secretary's report; Solar Observations; Observing Double Stars; SC25. You...
Janette Brennan
Oct 29, 20211 min read
Safe Solar Observing
by Andrew Wood Following a period of unusually low solar activity (the appearance on the Sun’s disc of sunspots), followers of Monty...
Andrew Wood
Oct 22, 20213 min read
In this month: October 2021
10th October 1846 Triton, the largest natural satellite of Neptune, is discovered by English astronomer William Lassell. The image of...
Elizabeth Cocking
Oct 1, 20213 min read
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