Visiting and staying in country WA gives you an excellent opportunity to see the Magellanic Clouds, normally made invisible by bright city lights. The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds (often abbreviated to LMC and SMC) are galaxies near our own Milky Way Galaxy. From...
Orion the Hunter is a famous summer constellation and it is up in the early evening to see now. First thing in the evening, look directly to the east. The brightest star you’ll see is Sirius. Directly to the left of Sirius is what is often referred to as the...
As you make your way home from New Years Eve Parties, make sure you look to the west! The great constellation of Orion will be setting When to look: From 12am – 4am, 1st January Which direction to look: Very low to the western horizon Something...
This month, stargazers will be treated to a special display from the Geminids Meteor Shower. On a dark night, away from artificial light pollution, you might see up to 120 meteors (or “shooting stars”) an hour! The Geminids meteor shower is generated from asteroid...
What happens during solstice? The summer solstice traditionally marks the middle of summer, but in some calendars it is seen as the beginning of summer. The summer solstice marks several astronomical phenomena too! During the summer solstice, the Sun will rise and set...
If Christmas preparations are a busy time for you, stargazing gives you time to take a breath and relax. So, head outside on Christmas Eve to do a bit of star watching. High in the north, the brightest star you can see is not a star at all – it’s Jupiter!...
Early risers on the 31st will be treated to quite a show in the low eastern sky. A bright Venus sits near to the constellation of Scorpio, while Mars and Mercury huddle together just underneath. Use the Quasar Publishing image above as a guide. To find out more about...
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...
Andromeda is in our galactic neighbourhood of local galaxies. It’s 2.5 million light years away and they say it is 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....
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