Mercury Meets the Beehive | 3rd July

Mercury Meets the Beehive | 3rd July

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 under a dark...

Venus and the Eye of the Bull | 12th July

Venus and the Eye of the Bull | 12th July

If you happen to be keeping an eye on the pre-dawn sky in July, you'll see Venus appear to move down the sky towards the constellation of Taurus. On the morning of the 12th, Venus appears right alongside the super giant red star, Aldebaran. Aldebaran is commonly...

Southern delta-Aquarids Meteor Shower | 30th July

Southern delta-Aquarids Meteor Shower | 30th July

The Southern delta-Aquarids Meteor Shower usually produces faint meteors, and observing meteor showers can already be tough at the best of times. Getting the best out of a meteor shower requires late nights, dark skies, a little luck, and lots of patience. The...

Milky Way Season | April to October

Milky Way Season | April to October

Astrophotographers call the time of year between mid-autumn and mid-spring ‘Milky Way season’. This period gets its name because of how, in the southern hemisphere, it's the best time of year to see and photograph the Milky Way. When you look towards the centre, or...

First Quarter

3 July

Full Moon

11 July
Rises 5:46pm (AWST)

Last Quarter

18 July

New Moon

25 July