These notes are intended to provide a casual skywatcher or someone already into amateur astronomy living on the East Coast…
‘Zombie’ satellite back under control
It has just been brought to my attention that the ‘zombie’ satellite Galaxy 15 (built by Orbital Sciences Corporation and…
How to see a giant storm on Saturn!
If you are an early riser and have access to a telescope, you may be able to glimpse a view…
Watch Tuesday’s Lunar Eclipse via webcast
With Tuesday nights weather not looking promising in Eastern Australia, our only option at watching that nights lunar eclipse may…
New (free) software released to view Sun in stunning detail
The European Space Agency and NASA have combined to make available free software that lets you look at the Sun…
Lunar Eclipse Tuesday 21 December 2010
Hopefully the weather gods will shine .. or at least not rain on us next Tuesday when a partial Lunar…
December 2010 Sky & Space Events
These notes are intended to provide a casual skywatcher or someone already into amateur astronomy living in the Australian Capital…
NASA releases movie of comet flyby
NASA has released a 40 frame animation or video clip of the flyby of Comet Hartley 2 yesterday Australian time…
Gas leak cancels Discovery launch until November 30
A gas leak between the Space Shuttle Discovery’s external fuel tank and the umbilical line that is used to fill…
Next attempt to launch Space Shuttle tomorrow morning
The next attempt to launch the Space Shuttle Discovery will occur tomorrow morning at 5.04 am AEST (add one hour…