Scorpius, more commonly referred to as Scorpio, is a large constellation that actually looks like its namesake! Sometimes it’s quite difficult to make out the shape of constellations, but you should have some success with Scorpius! It is visible all through spring...
Andromeda is in our galactic neighbourhood of local galaxies. It’s 2.5 million light years away and yet it’s the most distant object visible to the human eye. With the weather warming up, now is a great time to get out under a dark sky and explore your Universe....
April is a great time to start viewing the famous Australian constellation of the Southern Cross. You can track it over mid-autumn and winter evenings. When you head outside to stargaze, what you will notice first are two bright stars on a diagonal. The brighter of...
Noongar people are the traditional owners of the south-west of Western Australia and have been for over 45,000 years. In the Noongar calendar, the months of August and September bring the season of Djilba. Mainstream education teaches the four seasons of Spring,...
Astrophotographers call the time of year between mid-autumn and mid-spring ‘Milky Way season’. This period gets its name because of how, in the southern hemisphere, it’s the best time of year to see and photograph the Milky Way. When you look towards the...
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