6th December 1882 The Transit of Venus, the second and last transit of Venus of the 19th century, the first having taken place eight...

For the month of October 2018 all Sunspot activity once again on the Sun remained extremely low. A total of 16 Observations were made for...

Often called “The Seven Sisters” this group of stars has a strong connection to Aboriginal Peoples in many parts of Australia and was the...

28 November 1967 The first pulsar is discovered by Jocelyn Bell (Image above taken 19 July 2018). Working as a research student at...

Each day, weather permitting, Monty Leventhal observes the Sun, our closest star, and records activity such as solar prominences, sun...

Good evening ladies and gentlemen my name is Monty Leventhal, the President of this astronomical club, The SCS. I and on behalf of the...

This month we feature …….. Sirius – The Dog Star. Sirius is known as the “Dog Star” as it is located in the constellation Canis Major...

Once again all Sunspot, Prominence and Flare activity remained extremely low as we approach the Sun's Solar minimum. I expect this could...

Its all about astronomy - 'In this month' blog posts feature significant events which happened and people born during the month who