Saturn and the Moon | 3rd & 4th January
On these beautiful nights, take the time to be outside after sunset to see a stunning view of Venus and Saturn close to the crescent Moon. If you keep watching the pair over the coming fortnight, you'll see the planets appear very close to each other on 18th January....
Orion the Hunter
Orion the Hunter is a famous summer constellation, and it is up in the early evening for you to see now.
Magellanic Clouds | Summer & Autumn
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 calendar six seasons: Birak
Western Australia’s Noongar Aboriginal people lived by six seasons. In December and January it’s Birak, with strong winds, storms, and rain.
Best Views of Mars | 14th – 16th January
Have you noticed Mars rising in the east yet? It rises after 8pm and the red planet is at its brilliant best this month because it will be close to Earth. Every 26 months, Mars is at “opposition”. What this means is that Mars is as close to Earth as it gets during...
First Quarter
7 January
Full Moon
14 January
Rises 8:03pm (AWST)
Last Quarter
22 January
New Moon
29 January