Posted 2 February 2014 This post is biased towards events that can be seen with the unaided eye or via…
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Great Red Spot transits Jupiter’s face Wednesday night (5 February 2014)
Posted 31 January 2014 Look low above the Northern horizon tonight this Wednesday (5 February 2014) as soon as the sky…
Another stunning Canberra sunset
Posted 30 January 2014 Yet another stunning Canberra sunset over the Brindabellas (thanks to my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 mobile phone’s camera).
Crepuscular rays shine in the Canberra twilight sky
Posted 29 January 2014 . Thanks to my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 mobile phone’s camera I managed to get some great…
Venus and crescent Moon in the morning twilight Canberra sky this morning
Posted 29 January 2014 As per the title. What the image can’t capture is the beauty of the two objects in…
Early risers – see Venus cast a shadow in the morning sky
Early risers will notice tomorrow morning when the Moon is located next to dazzling Venus currently shining at magnitude -4.5.…
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…
Great Red Spot transits Jupiter’s face Wednesday night (22 January 2014)
Posted 20 January 2014 Look low above the North Eastern horizon tonight this Wednesday (22 January 2014) as soon as the…
Look now: The brilliant star below and right of the Moon is Jupiter!
14 January 2014 Planet spotting cannot come any easier than tonight. To find Jupiter, just look for the Moon as…