At 6.15am on the 16th of June, those with views to the very low north eastern sky will be able to see a double conjunction! The thin crescent Moon will appear close to the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. A bit closer to the horizon, the tiny planet Mercury...
What happens during solstice? The winter solstice traditionally marks the middle of winter, but in some calendars it is seen as the beginning of winter. The winter solstice marks several astronomical phenomena too! During the winter solstice, the Sun will rise and...
Mars, Venus and the Moon make a close approach together just after sunset on the 22nd of June. The three celestial objects will form an almost perfect equilateral triangle in the western sky. 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...
Aboriginal people were the world’s first astronomers. Tens of thousands of years of culture and heritage are reflected in WA’s night sky. The Emu in the Sky is a well-known Aboriginal Astronomical constellation that’s outlined by dark areas of the night sky, not the...
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...
Recent Comments