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...
Orion the Hunter
Orion the Hunter is a famous summer constellation and it is up in the early evening 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 as the...
Saturn and the Moon | 14 January
From Perth, the conjunction of Saturn and the moon will be visible until around the time it sets at 21:42
Living by the Six Seasons of the Noongar Aboriginal Calendar – Birak
Although mainstream education teaches the four seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, Western Australia’s Noongar Aboriginal people lived by six seasons. These seasons clearly indicate change in weather. Aboriginal culture dates back tens of thousands of years...
Last Quarter
4 January
Rises 17:16 AWST
New Moon
11 January
Rises 04:12 AWST
First Quarter
18 January
Rises 11:59 AWST
Full Moon
25 January
Rises 18:45 AWST