(Posted 7 October 2018) Step outside tonight as the sky darkens to spot four planets without a telescope. Venus, Mars,…
Jupiter
Watch as Io eclipsed by Jupiter on Saturday 28 April 2018 (large binoculars or small telescope required).
(Posted 21 April 2018) Io will be eclipsed by Jupiter at 7.13 pm AEST on Saturday 28 April 2018. A…
See Jupiter’s Great Red Spot for yourself! Sunday 8 April 2018
(Posted 7 April 2018) Inspired by the stunning images sent back by NASA’s Juno orbiter spacecraft of the Great Red…
Planets galore in the late evening sky … plus see Jupiter’s Giant Red Spot for yourself!
(Posted 4 April 2018) Our evening sky ‘planet drought’ is finally over with the spectacular planets Jupiter and Saturn plus…
Say goodbye to Mercury and Jupiter (photo). The planetary sky show is over.
(Posted 4 September 2016) The evening planet twilight show has well and truly ended with both Mercury and Jupiter lost…
Mercury, Venus and Jupiter dazzle in the evening twilight (photo)
(Posted 27 August 2016) Make sure you are taking a couple of minutes over the next few nights to look…
Jupiter and the Moon together on New Year’s morning
(Update 1 January 2016) My good friend Tony Surma-Hawes has combined an image of the Moon and a separate longer exposure…
Hobart – Your turn to watch the Space Station pass very close to Venus and Jupiter Thursday night (9 July 2015)
(Posted 8 July 2015) As seen from Hobart, the International Space Station will put on another show tomorrow night (Thursday 9…
In Sydney CBD? Watch the International Space Station cross Jupiter tonight in evening twilight!
(Posted 8 July 2015) If you work in the Sydney Central Business District and have the opportunity to down pens…
Venus and Jupiter dazzle in the evening twilight sky
(Posted 29 June 2015) Venus and Jupiter continue to dazzle as they draw to their closest approach on Wednesday 1 July…