September 2024 8 SeptemberRises 6:45pm (AWST)14 September22 September30 September Venus & the Moon | 5th September After sunset on 5th September, there's quite a sight in the west. Bright Venus will make a pretty view sitting right next to the crescent...
After sunset on 13th September, there’s quite a sight in the west. The red planet, Mars will appear right alongside Spica which is the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo. Use the above image as a guide. Astronomical images provided by SkySafari, a...
This is the month to view Saturn! On the 21st September, Saturn is at what is called “opposition” and means its closest to Earth for the year. The image above is for about 7.30pm in the early evening of 8th September. This is a great night to locate Saturn...
The September equinox, also known as the Spring or Vernal equinox, marks the transition from winter to spring in the southern hemisphere. The September equinox also means that almost everywhere will have an equal number of hours of daylight and darkness. The September...
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...
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 August and September bring the season of Djilba. Mainstream education teaches the four seasons of Spring,...
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...
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...
For natural cosmic phenomena, you don’t get more remarkable than a Total Eclipse of the Moon! For a total lunar eclipse to occur, we need the Sun and Moon to be perfectly aligned in their oribts, with the Earth in the middle. As the Moon travels around the far...
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