(Posted 18 May 2016) This Sunday (22 May 2016) is going to be a busy one for casual sky watchers…
Mars finder chart
Live in Southern Canberra? Tuesday night watch a dazzling Iridium flare and see three planets!
(Update 17 May 2016) To my surprise, there was a second Iridium flare. I rechecked the Heavens-Above.com website and discovered…
Tonight! Moon, Venus, Mars and Uranus in straight line in evening twilight
(Posted 22 February 2015) Assuming you have clear skies, Venus, Mars and a slim crescent Moon will be visible to…
Moon, Venus and Mars close in evening twilight tonight
(Posted 21 February 2015) If you are lucky enough to have clear skies tonight, look low above the Western horizon…
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…
Jupiter, Mars and Saturn visible tonight. No telescope or binoculars required!
(Posted 22 April 2014) Planet spotting doesn’t any easier than tonight with Jupiter, Mars and Saturn easily visible to the…
Tonight’s ‘Blood Moon’ lunar eclipse and the tetrad
Don’t be disappointed tonight (Tuesday 15 April 2014) when the totally eclipsed Moon doesn’t turn out to be literally ‘blood…
This weeks upcoming predictable space and astronomy events and anniversaries (24 – 30 March 2014)
Posted 23 March 2014 This post is biased towards events that can be seen with the unaided eye or via the…
Mars, Saturn, Venus and the Moon in the morning sky (29 January 2014)
Posted 27 January 2014 Early risers, don’t forget to look to the East this Wednesday morning (29 January 2014) in…
Largest asteroid in our solar system Ceres surrounded by water vapor (with finder chart)
Posted 23 January 2014 The European Space Agency announced this morning that their Herschel far-infrared space telescope has detected water vapor…