The Red Planet Meets Spica | 13th September

The Red Planet Meets Spica | 13th September

After sunset on 13th September, there's quite a sight in the west. The red planet, Mars will appear right alongside Spica which is the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo. Use the above image as a guide. Astronomical images provided by SkySafari, a Simulation...

Saturn at its Best | September

Saturn at its Best | September

This is the month to view Saturn! On the 21st September, Saturn is at what is called "opposition" and means its closest to Earth for the year. The image above is for about 7.30pm in the early evening of 8th September. This is a great night to locate Saturn in the...

September Equinox | 23rd September

September Equinox | 23rd September

The September equinox, also known as the Spring or Vernal equinox, marks the transition from winter to spring in the southern hemisphere. The September equinox also means that almost everywhere will have an equal number of hours of daylight and darkness. The September...

Scorpius | Spring

Scorpius | Spring

Sometimes, it’s quite difficult to make out the shape of constellations, but you should have some success with Scorpius.

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 '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...

Magellanic Clouds | Summer & Autumn

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...

How Do I See the Total Lunar Eclipse? | 7th/8th September

How Do I See the Total Lunar Eclipse? | 7th/8th September

For natural cosmic phenomena, you don't get more remarkable than a Total Eclipse of the Moon! For a total lunar eclipse to occur, we need the Sun and Moon to be perfectly aligned in their oribts, with the Earth in the middle. As the Moon travels around the far side of...

Full Moon

8 September
Rises 6:45pm (AWST)

Last Quarter

14 September

New Moon

22 September

First Quarter

30 September