Antares is a super giant red star and the 15th brightest star we see in the the Southern Hemisphere’s night sky. On the night of September 10th, the Moon will pass in front of Antares and the view should be spectacular, especially when the action starts. From...
On this night, Mercury and Mars are the stars of the show! The pair of naked-eye planets appear right next to each other in the early evening night sky. Mars will appear reddish in colour but Mercury will appear as the brighter. When and where to look: 7pm, 19th...
If you happen to be keeping an eye on the pre-dawn sky in July, you’ll see Venus appear to move down the sky towards the constellation of Taurus. On the morning of the 12th, Venus appears right alongside the super giant red star, Aldebaran. Aldebaran is commonly...
This is the month to view Saturn! The image above is for about 7.30pm in the early evening of 8th September. This is a great night to locate Saturn in the night sky because you can use the Moon as a guide. By the time the 21st September comes around, Saturn is at what...
In the early morning of 13th August, stargazers are treated to a close approach of the planets Jupiter and Venus as they make a conjunction in the pre-dawn sky. A conjunction is where two astronomical objects, likes planets, appear close together in the sky. Venus,...
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