June 2024 3 June11 JuneRises 5.00pm (AWST)19 June25 June The Moon & Mars Meet at Dawn| 3rd June What a fantastic sight this is for early morning stargazers! At 5am on the 3rd June, those with views to the very low north eastern sky will be able to see a a...
What happens during solstice? The June Solstice, also known as the winter solstice, marks the day with the most number of night time hours in the southern hemisphere. The Sun appears at its lowest in the sky, with the least angle to Earth, and we receive less sunlight...
In the early morning hours, it’s a great time to see if you can find Neptune with a telescope by using the Moon and Saturn as your guide. Neptune is below and slightly to the left of Saturn which can be seen below the Moon. Neptune only looks like a small blue...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were the world’s first astronomers, studying the night sky and navigating using the stars long before Babylonia, Greek or Roman astronomers. Tens of thousands of years of culture and heritage are reflected in WA’s night...
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 June and July bring the season of Makuru. Mainstream education teaches the four seasons of Spring, Summer,...
Astrophotographers often refer to this time of the year, from mid-autumn to mid-spring, as ‘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...
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