How Do I See the Total Lunar Eclipse? | 3rd March
Eclipses are wonderful examples of the extraordinary motion of the objects within our Solar System. For natural cosmic phenomena, you don't get more remarkable than a total eclipse of the Moon! For a total lunar eclipse to occur, the Sun, Earth and Moon need to be...
MMM…. Mars, Mercury and the Moon | 18th March
For the early birds on the 18th March, there's a beautiful view of the Moon and Mars appearing very close to one another with the Moon just nearby. Mars is the red star-like object above the Moon. Bright Mercury is a little higher up. Use the above image as a guide....
Autumn Equinox | 20th March
The March equinox, also known as the Autumn equinox, marks the transition from summer to autumn in the southern hemisphere. The March equinox also means that almost everywhere will have roughly equal times of daylight and darkness! The March equinox marks several...
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: Bunuru
The Noongar people are the traditional owners of the south-west of Western Australia and have been for over 45,000 years. In the Noongar calendar, the months of February and March bring the season of Bunuru. Mainstream education teaches the four seasons of Spring,...
Full Moon
3 March
Rises 6:43pm (AWST)
Last Quarter
11 March
New Moon
19 March
First Quarter
26 March