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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...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 19, 20213 min read


Comets, Sol, observations and the latest NASA news
Presented by our Members Monday 5th July 2021 6:30 to 8pm Due to Covid - 19 our scheduled Member's telescope viewing night at Sydney ...
Dirk Goës
Jun 14, 20211 min read


Did you know: Uranus
Did you know: Astronomical tidbits and this months is our Solar System planet Uranus.
Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 9, 20212 min read


Janette Brennan
Jun 2, 20210 min read


In this month: June 2021
IN THIS MONTH 22nd June 1633 The Roman Catholic Inquisition hands down its sentence and finds Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei guilty...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 1, 20213 min read


Tell your neighbours: there is a total Lunar Eclipse Wednesday 26 May, totality at 9:18pm
Total Lunar Eclipse 26 May 2021
sydneycityskywatch
May 25, 20214 min read


Did you know? The Moon
This Month . . . . The Moon. Bits and pieces about our nearest celestial neighbour. Because the moon takes almost the same amount of...
Elizabeth Cocking
May 10, 20211 min read


Solar Observations: March 2021
The Sun is an important area of research. The European Space Agency launched the Solar Orbiter Mission which is returning images of the...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Apr 19, 20212 min read


Did you know? Twilight
This Month . . . . Twilight. There are three types of twilight, and they are all defined by the angle of the Sun. Civil twilight: Occurs...
Dirk Goës
Apr 8, 20212 min read


In this month: April
21st April 1702 Maria Kirch discovers a previously unknown comet becoming the first woman to make such a discovery. Dubbed the "Comet...
Elizabeth Cocking
Mar 31, 20213 min read
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