A partial lunar eclipse will take place on August 7/8, 2017, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2017. This partial eclipse would be...

Every month I publish a summary of my daily observations of the Sun and its activity. As our closest star it is extremely interesting to...

There appears to be an increase in the frequency of news about both the importance of a dark night sky, the cultural significance of the...

Monty Leventhal (pictured right on his balcony in Maroubra) is a regular solar observer who reports his observations daily to many...

At the 5 June Sydney City Skywatchers meeting Monty Leventhal presented his May Solar observations and I was particularly interested in...

The summer and winter solstices mark a special time in our calendar. When the sun is over the Tropic of Capricorn this is the peak of...

It was a balmy evening on Monday 1 May and thirty-one attendees, including nineteen members of our astronomy group, had a very successful...

SUNSPOTS AND SOLAR FLARES A solar flare is an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with...

Every Month I summarise my observations. You can find out more about me and how I make my solar observations on a previous blog post....

Like many amateur astronomers I am planning to visit the United States to view a total solar eclipse in August this year. On Monday...