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Eclipse Party images
On 28 July Sydney City Skywatcher members, Ross and Trish, held a Lunar Eclipse party at Blues Point Park, North Sydney. They took some...
Ross Mitchell
Aug 8, 20181 min read
Solar observations: July 2018
For the month of July 2018 all Sunspot activity once again on the Sun remained extremely low.A total of 26 Observations were made for the...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Aug 7, 20182 min read
Did you know? Solar Eclipses
This month we feature Solar eclipses Depending on the alignment of the Sun, Moon and Earth there can be between 2 and 5 solar eclipses...
Elizabeth Cocking
Aug 6, 20181 min read
In this month: August
28 August 1789 Saturn’s moon Enceladus is discovered by William Herschel using his new 1.2 m telescope which was then the largest in the...
Elizabeth Cocking
Aug 6, 20182 min read
Long Lunar Eclipse + Opposition of Mars
This morning's total lunar eclipse as observed from Sydney, Australia, was a rare and spectacular event. Like many other keen Sydney City...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Jul 28, 20182 min read
The longest eclipse of the century!
Lunar Eclipses are not rare events but they are spectacular and who can resist the longest eclipse of the century occurring Saturday...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Jul 23, 20181 min read
Shallow Solar eclipse
Yesterday, 13 July, ominously a Friday, a very shallow eclipse of the Sun was visible from Melbourne. It was not a rare total eclipse...
Dr Nick Lomb
Jul 14, 20182 min read
Solar observations - June 2018
SUMMARY For the month of June 2018 all Sunspot activity once again on the Sun remained extremely low. A total of 16 observations were...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Jul 2, 20182 min read
Did You know? Nebula (plural Nebulae)
This month we feature…. Nebula (plural Nebulae) Latin for “cloud”. The image above is of the great Orion Nebula - this is an object you...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jul 1, 20181 min read
In this month - July
28 July 1919 The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is formed. This is an international association of professional astronomers...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jul 1, 20182 min read
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