These notes are intended to provide a casual sky watcher or someone already into amateur astronomy living in Eastern Australia…
Mercury finder chart
Just because it’s mentioned on Facebook doesn’t mean planetary alignment with the Giza pyramids is real
I had a colleague of mine email me about a supposed planetary alignment with the Giza Pyramids which happens only once in…
December 2012 Sky & Space Events
These notes are intended to provide a casual sky watcher or someone already into amateur astronomy living in Eastern Australia…
November 2012 Sky & Space Events
These notes are intended to provide a casual sky watcher or someone already into amateur astronomy living in Eastern Australia…
Planets galore! Mercury, Mars and Saturn in evening twilight. Jupiter and Venus in morning twilight.
Once more, the sky is full of planets even if only temporarily before evening twilight ends or as the morning…
Mercury, Venus and Jupiter in evening twilight
If you are lucky enough to have a clear sky tomorrow night, step outside and look low above the Western…
Antares, Mercury and Venus in the evening twilight – Northern and Southern hemisphere views
Antares, Mercury and Venus are currently visible low above the Western horizon in the evening twilight. I thought I prepare…
Mercury now easy to see in the evening twilight
Contrary to popular belief, the planet Mercury is very easy to see in the sky if you know when and…
Planets dance in the morning sky (20 April 19 – 31 May 2011)
Early morning risers are in for a treat between now and the end of May 2011 as the planets Mercury,…
Planet Watching On Australia Day Morning
If you are an early riser, you might like to look skywards on Australia Day (26 January 2011) for the…