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Solar Observations for September 2017
Solar activity overall remained quite low in September but there were a few extraordinary observations. Activity began to increase on...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Oct 9, 20173 min read


Solar Observations for August 2017
Once again very low activity on the Sun continued throughout most of August. On the 1st only a single Cri (6) group could be seen close...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Sep 11, 20172 min read


Total solar eclipse success! Viewed from Warm Springs Oregon, August 2017
With great anticipation myself, fellow Skywatcher member, my partner Ron Stevenson, & fellow eclipse chaser, Melissa Hulbert, from Sydney...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Aug 23, 20173 min read


Live stream US Total Solar Eclipse 2017
On Monday 21 August there is a total solar eclipse in the USA. Three Sydney City Skywatcher members are observing the eclipse. Adriano...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Aug 21, 20171 min read


Solar Observations for July 2017
Every day I observe solar activity and publish my results globally. I also report my monthly findings at the Sydney City Skywatchers...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Aug 8, 20172 min read


Partial Lunar Eclipse on 7/8 August 2017
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...
Jorge Isaias
Aug 7, 20171 min read


Solar Observations for June 2017
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...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Jul 10, 20172 min read


Light pollution lament
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...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Jul 8, 20173 min read


Solar Observations for May 2017
Monty Leventhal (pictured right on his balcony in Maroubra) is a regular solar observer who reports his observations daily to many...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Jun 7, 20172 min read


A solar flare seen from Maroubra = aurora observed from Canada
At the 5 June Sydney City Skywatchers meeting Monty Leventhal presented his May Solar observations and I was particularly interested in...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Jun 5, 20172 min read
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