(Posted 14 January 2014) Mercury and Venus are currently visible low above the Western horizon during the bright evening twilight.…
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Where to look for C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) tonight
(Posted 5 January 2015) Once January’s Full Moon is out of the way (5 January 2015), you might want to…
Moon and delicate crepuscular rays over Canberra (with image)
(Posted 2 January 2015) The crepuscular rays in the below image were cast by sunlight shining through storm clouds over…
4 April 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse Information Sheet
(Posted 24 October 2014) To assist you with your planning for this event, I have uploaded an information sheet about…
2015 Astronomy and Space Teaching Opportunities
(Updated 9 November 2014) This article provides a brief overview of the predictable significant astronomy and space events that will occur in…
It’s a plane … in front of the eclipsed Moon (with photo)
(Posted 8 October 2014) My favourite photograph of the night. I lucked out and managed to capture an image of a…
Two celestial events on the same night! Uranus at opposition and total lunar eclipse Wednesday 8 October 2014
(Posted 1 October 2014) I love celestial coincidences. In fact the only thing better than having two celestial ‘events’ occurring on…
Asteroid 2014 RC passes Earth tomorrow morning (with finder chart)
(Posted 7 September 2014) Asteroid 2014 RC will safely pass the Earth tomorrow morning at a distance of only 34,000…
Mercury and crescent Moon in the evening twilight (photo)
(Posted 27 August 2014) The cloud was kind earlier this evening and cleared above the Brindabella’s to allow me to…
Planet spotting doesn’t get any easier than this! See Mercury, Mars and Saturn without a telescope.
(Posted 24 August 2014) Planet spotting doesn’t get any easier at present with three planets (Mercury, Mars and Saturn) now…