Supermoon | 7th October, 5th November & 5th December
You’ve probably heard about 'supermoons', but what are they? In the strictest sense, supermoon isn't an astronomy term — the name was coined by an astrologer, and even today, some people are still convinced that the extra gravitational 'tug' from a supermoon is...
Andromeda Galaxy | October – December
Andromeda is in our galactic neighbourhood of local galaxies. It’s 2.5 million light years away and the most distant object visible to the human eye.
Orionids Meteor Shower | 21st October
This month, the Orionids Meteor Shower is welcomed under a new moon and stargazers might expect up to 20 meteors per hour. The Orionids Meteor Shower is generated from Halley's Comet. In December 2024, the comet began its nearly 40-year journey back past the Earth and...
Saturn Spectacular – Kondinin & Hyden Astro Adventure | 23rd & 24th October
Saturn is at its spectacular best and so are the stars in Kondinin and Hyden. Over two dark sky nights, let your imagination run wild and discover the wonders of the Universe. See a green laser pointer tour of the night sky, view through telescopes and find out why...
Mercury and Mars | 19th October
On this night, Mercury and Mars are the stars of the show! The pair of naked-eye planets appear right next to each other in the early evening night sky. Mars will appear reddish in colour but Mercury will appear as the brighter. When and where to look: 7pm, 19th...
Halloween Stargazing | 31st October
Will you be trick and treating this Halloween? If you are, you’re in for stargazing treats of a cosmic kind. After the sun sets at 6.40pm, keep an eye out for a special trio that will appear in the evening sky. Mars, Mercury and the bright red star of Antares will...
Scorpius | Spring
Sometimes, it’s quite difficult to make out the shape of constellations, but you should have some success with Scorpius.
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...
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...
Full Moon
7 October
Rises 6:40pm (AWST)
Last Quarter
14 October
New Moon
21 October
First Quarter
28 October