Elevate Festival Stargazing in Northam | 1st June

Elevate Festival Stargazing in Northam | 1st June

The balloons are coming out again in Northam and it's going to be spectacular for all at this year's Elevate Festival.  There will be so much going on! Featuring a magical balloon glow (weather permitting), and an electrifying stage show from Aussie legends the Baby...

Winter Solstice | 21st June

Winter Solstice | 21st June

What happens during solstice? The June Solstice, also known as the winter solstice, marks the day with the most number of night time hours in the southern hemisphere. The Sun appears at its lowest in the sky, with the least angle to Earth, and we receive less sunlight...

Saturn Beside Neptune | 19th June

Saturn Beside Neptune | 19th June

In the early morning hours, it's a great time to see if you can find Neptune with a telescope by using the Moon and Saturn as your guide. Neptune is below and slightly to the left of Saturn which can be seen below the Moon. Neptune only looks like a small blue dot in...

Emu in the Sky | June

Emu in the Sky | June

The dark emu is a constellation common to many Aboriginal Astronomical people formed by the dark spaces between the Milky Way’s stars.

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 June

Full Moon

11 June
Rises 5.00pm (AWST)

Last Quarter

19 June

New Moon

25 June