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
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
The dark emu is a constellation common to many Aboriginal Astronomical people formed by the dark spaces between the Milky Way’s stars.
Noongar calendar six seasons: Makuru
Western Australia’s Noongar Aboriginal people lived by six seasons. In June and July it’s Makuru, with strong winds, storms, and rain.
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