Cambridge University Observatory has a rich history with outstanding astronomers who would influence astronomy across the Empire.

This talk will go through all the ways amateurs have used telescopes, and with the advent of Smart Telescopes.

Recent research into planetary science will be discussed in this on-line presentation

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Stars that pull each other apart, merge, and explode A still from an animation simulating a thermonuclear explosion occurring on the surface of a white dwarf star (right) while still pulling in gas from its companion red giant star (left) in binary star system T Corona Borealis ( Credit : NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab). By Dirk Goës A binary star system is one where two stars are gravitationally bound together and orbit each other in either circu

Reports of the total lunar eclipse which occurred on 14 March 2025, as seen from eastern Australia.

How to view the lunar eclipse on 14 March 2025 from Sydney.

130th anniversary of astronomy society highlights

Celebrating Australian women in astronomy on International Womens Day

Our active Sun in February 2025