(Posted 11 January 2017) I am curious what you can see in the clouds I took a picture of yesterday. To…
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-7 Iridium flare dazzles Southern Canberra (photo)
(Posted 11 October 2016) The Iridium flare dazzled Southern Canberra tonight as forecast by the highly recommended HeavensAbove.com website.
Canberra Space Camp planetarium presentation
(Posted 4 October 2016) I recently had the opportunity to present a number of portable planetarium programmes to (highly enthusiastic) participants, volunteers…
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…
Gotcha! Venus and Jupiter photographed during the day during close encounter (photo)
(Posted 28 August 2016) Image taken with Samsung Galaxy 6 mobile phone using the afocal photographic technique through my eight…
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…
Twin Iridium satellite flare imaged over Canberra, Australia
(Posted 17 May 2016) I had a ‘two for the price of one’ Iridium satellite flare tonight. I went out…
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…
Giant sunspot visible without optical aid! Just remember your solar viewing glasses.
(Posted 11 April 2016) If you happen to have a pair of solar viewing glasses lying around, grab them and look…
See Uranus tonight using only binoculars!
(Posted 22 November 2015) While the planet Uranus may be located far from the Earth in the outer solar system,…