Perseids Meteor Shower | 12th/13th August
The further north you are in WA, the better it is for this meteor shower. This month, stargazers will be treated to a special display from the Perseids Meteor Shower. On a dark night, away from artificial light pollution, you might see up to 60 meteors (or “shooting...
Sagittarius and the Teapot | 19th August
Time for a cuppa! Can you see a “Teapot” in the night sky? Yes, there’s really a teapot up there! But we haven’t found the kitchen sink yet! The “Teapot” is what’s known as an asterism rather than a constellation. A constellation is an area of the sky that is...
Saturn & the Moon | 30th August
The Moon and Saturn will be quite close together throughout the night on the 30th of August. Those who stay up and check regularly will be rewarded, as the Moon gets closer and closer to Saturn, making its closest approach at in the early hours just before sunrise on...
Super Blue Moon | 30th & 31st August
It's Super Blue Moon time! This means that it will be the second time a full moon rises in August and, in addition, that the full moon coincides with the time that it is closest to Earth in the month. The Moon won't appear blue - this is just a popular term to...
Living by the Six Seasons of the Noongar Aboriginal Calendar – Djilba
Although mainstream education teaches the four seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, Western Australia’s Noongar Aboriginal people lived by six seasons. These seasons clearly indicate change in weather. Aboriginal culture dates back tens of thousands of years...
Milky Way Galaxy | April to October
Astrophotographers often refer to this time of the year, from mid autumn to mid spring, as the “Milky Way Season”! That’s because, during this time of year, we look towards the centre or core of our Milky Way Galaxy. It’s dense with stars and stretches across the dark...
Supermoon | July, August & September
This year we are set to receive FOUR Supermoons in a row, with the third supermoon actually being a Super Blue Moon! Find out what a blue moon is here. The Moon’s orbit around Earth is slightly oval shaped or elliptical. So, every month there’s a time when the Moon is...
Full Moon
2 August
Rises 6:16pm
Last Quarter
8 August
New Moon
16 August
First Quarter
24 August
Full Moon
31 August
Rises 6:17pm