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Did you know? Voyager Mission
This month . . . The Voyager mission. Launched 45 years ago they were the first spacecraft to leave the solar system and are now...
Elizabeth Cocking
Aug 10, 20222 min read


The Astronomers' Bulletin: July - Sept 2022
In this issue of the Astronomers' Bulletin:
James Webb Telescope
Wolf-Rayet Stars
Solar Observations
Super Flares of SC24
Janette Brennan
Aug 2, 20221 min read


In this month: August 2022
13th August 1898 The asteroid Eros is discovered by German astronomer Gustav Witt. With an approximate diameter of 16.8 kilometres and...
Elizabeth Cocking
Aug 1, 20224 min read


Members' Presentation Night
Monday 1 August, 6:30pm Join in to hear from Sydney City Skywatcher members as they present fascinating insights into many aspects of...

Dirk Goës
Jul 31, 20221 min read


Selected Solar Observations
by Monty Leventhal OAM June 2022 The first observation was made on the 3rd June due to bad weather and on that day four sunspot groups...
andrew14613
Jul 5, 20222 min read


In this month: July 2022
1st July 2013 Hippocamp, a moon of Neptune, is discovered. With a diameter of approximately 35 kilometres it is the smallest moon that...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 30, 20224 min read


Selected Solar Observations May 2022
By Monty Leventhal OAM My first significant observation was made on the 2nd May which made me think my predictions in April for ...
andrew14613
Jun 13, 20223 min read


Did you know? The James Webb telescope
Bigger and better than the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Telescope (JWST) will look way back in time. The JWST will orbit at...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 10, 20222 min read


In this month: June 2022
HISTORICAL EVENTS 10th June 2003 NASA launches the rover Spirit to explore Mars and search for signs of past life on the planet. One of...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 1, 20224 min read
Did you know? The Light Year...
This month . . . The Light Year. A unit of distance, not time. A light year is an astronomical measurement of the distance light travels...
Elizabeth Cocking
May 12, 20221 min read
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