The Moon, Jupiter & Io Transit| 2nd October
Jupiter appears as a bright star above the Moon on the 2nd of October. Jupiter will rise at 9.30pm, with the Moon hot on it's heels just 10 minutes later. Those with telescopes might like to observe Jupiter closely and look for the shadow of Jupiter's moon Io, as it...
Orionids Meteor Shower | 21st/22nd October
This month, the conditions are 'almost' perfect for viewing the Orionids Meteor shower. Stargazers can expect up to 20 meteors per hour. The Orionids meteor shower is generated from Halley's Comet. The shower peaks on the night of the 21st/22nd of October but can be...
Halloween Stargazing | 31st October
Will you be trick and treating this Halloween? If you are, you’re in for a treat of a cosmic kind! From sunset onwards, keep an eye out for the gas giants! Jupiter can be seen rising in the north east, appearing as a bright star. Saturn will be overhead, as a slightly...
Scorpius | Spring
Scorpius, more commonly referred to as Scorpio, is a large constellation that actually looks like its namesake! Sometimes it’s quite difficult to make out the shape of constellations, but you should have some success with Scorpius! It is visible all through spring...
Andromeda Galaxy | October – December
Andromeda is in our galactic neighbourhood of local galaxies. It’s 2.5 million light years away and they say it is the most distant object visible to the human eye! With the weather warming up, now is a great time to get out under a dark sky and explore your Universe....
Living by the Six Seasons of the Noongar Aboriginal Calendar – Kambarang
Although mainstream education teaches the four seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, Western Australia’s Noongar Aboriginal people lived by six seasons. These seasons clearly indicate change in weather. Aboriginal culture dates back tens of thousands of years...
Milky Way Galaxy | April to October
Astrophotographers often refer to this time of the year, from mid autumn to mid spring, as the “Milky Way Season”! That’s because, during this time of year, we look towards the centre or core of our Milky Way Galaxy. It’s dense with stars and stretches across the dark...
Last Quarter
6 October
New Moon
15 October
First Quarter
22 October
Full Moon
29 October
Rises 7:16pm