On these beautiful summer nights, take the time to be outside after sunset to see a stunning view of Saturn close to the crescent Moon. If you keep watching the pair over the coming fortnight, you’ll see the Moon appear to move further away from Saturn. Use the...
Orion the Hunter is a famous summer constellation, and it is up in the early evening for you 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...
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...
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 December and January bring the season of Birak. Mainstream education teaches the four seasons of 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 June and July bring the season of Makuru. Mainstream education teaches the four seasons of Spring, Summer,...
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....
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,...
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...
The 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 October and November bring the season of Kambarang. Mainstream education teaches the four seasons of...
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