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,...
6.30pm, Sunday 21st April 2024. Image: SkySafari, SkySafariAstronomy.com. It’s comet hunting time! Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is also known as the Devil Comet because of how, in some images, the comet’s tail looks forked, like two devilish horns. Comet...
Use planet Mercury to guide you to the Beehive! A few months ago it was planet Mars that appeared close to the Beehive star cluster. This month, it’s Mercury’s turn. The Beehive open cluster of stars is otherwise known as Praesepe. If you can view it...
For natural cosmic phenomena, you don’t get more remarkable than a Total Eclipse of the Sun! For a total solar eclipse to occur, the Sun, Moon and Earth need to be perfectly aligned in their orbits, with the Moon in the middle. As the Moon travels between the...
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...
The waxing crescent moon makes a close approach to the Pleiades star cluster below the constellation of Taurus in the north-western sky from sunset. Until about 9.30pm, the moon and the Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters) are close enough to fit within the view...
Antares is a super giant red star and the 15th brightest star we see in the the Southern Hemisphere’s night sky. On the night of September 10th, the Moon will pass in front of Antares and the view should be spectacular, especially when the action starts. From...
Watching Jupiter’s moons through a telescope is fascinating! You can see their movement over an hour or so. Sometimes you’ll see a transit or an occultation of Jupiter’s moons. This happens regularly. A transit is when one astronomical body passes in...
It’s comet hunting time again! Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to witness a comet from the depths of the solar system. With some planning and preparation, you may be able to catch a glimpse of your target comet C/2022 L2 and add this celestial spectacle to...
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