The Moon, Jupiter & Io Transit| 2nd October

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

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

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 | 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 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....

Milky Way Galaxy | April to October

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