You’ve probably heard about ‘supermoons’, but what are they? In the strictest sense, supermoon isn’t an astronomy term — the name was coined by an astrologer, and even today, some people are still convinced that the extra gravitational...
Andromeda is in our galactic neighbourhood of local galaxies. It’s 2.5 million light years away and yet it’s 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....
This month, the Orionids Meteor Shower is welcomed under a new moon and stargazers might expect up to 20 meteors per hour. The Orionids Meteor Shower is generated from Halley’s Comet. In December 2024, the comet began its nearly 40-year journey back past the...
Saturn is at its spectacular best and so are the stars in Kondinin and Hyden. Over two dark sky nights, let your imagination run wild and discover the wonders of the Universe. See a green laser pointer tour of the night sky, view through telescopes and find out why...
October 2024 October stargazing Orionids Meteor Shower | 21st/22nd October This month, the Orionids meteor shower is sadly spoilt the Full Moon's glare, but under perfect, dark conditions, stargazers might expect up to 20 meteors per hour. The Orionids meteor shower...
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...
Will you be trick and treating this Halloween? If you are, you’re in for stargazing treats of a cosmic kind. After the sun sets at 6.40pm, keep an eye out for a special trio that will appear in the evening sky. Mars, Mercury and the bright red star of Antares will...
Scorpius, more commonly referred to as Scorpio, is a large constellation that actually looks like its namesake! Sometimes it’s quite difficult to make out the shape of constellations, but you should have some success with Scorpius! It is visible all through spring...
Astrophotographers call the time of year between mid-autumn and mid-spring ‘Milky Way season’. This period gets its name because of how, in the southern hemisphere, it’s the best time of year to see and photograph the Milky Way. When you look towards the...
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