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In this month: August
13th August 1898 The asteroid Eros is discovered by the German astronomer Gustav Witt at the Urania Observatory in Berlin, and...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jul 31, 20204 min read
In this month: May
13 May 1861 John Tebbutt discovers the Great Comet of 1861, also known as Comet C/1861 J1, one of the most brilliant comets known. He...
Elizabeth Cocking
Apr 30, 20203 min read
In this month: March
7 March 1831 The Royal Astronomical Society receives its Royal charter from King William IV. The society was founded in 1820 as the...
Elizabeth Cocking
Mar 1, 20203 min read
Did you know? Comets...dirty snowballs
The long and short of it….. the orbital period of comets can range from long period comets like Comet McNaught, 92,700 years, to Comet...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 3, 20191 min read
In this month: June
13th June 1983 Pioneer 10 becomes the first human-made object to pass outside Pluto's orbit and leave the solar system. It was the...
Elizabeth Cocking
May 31, 20192 min read
In this month - May 2018
19 May 1910 Earth passes through the tail of Comet Halley. Despite the superstitious belief of impending doom no catastrophes occurred....
Elizabeth Cocking
Apr 30, 20181 min read
Cecilia Maclellan, Edith Deane & Lucy Gullett: Three case studies of women in amateur astronomy
Women have contributed to astronomy in many ways in Australia and International Women's Day is a timely reminder that their contributions...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Mar 5, 20185 min read
In This Month - March 2018
13 March 1781 Uranus discovered by Sir William Herschel. It expanded the known boundaries of the solar system becoming the first planet...
Elizabeth Cocking & Dr Toner Stevenson
Feb 25, 20181 min read
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