Posted 20 January 2014 Look low above the North Eastern horizon tonight this Wednesday (22 January 2014) as soon as the…
Star gazing FNQ style. Moonlight reflecting on the ocean and palms silhouetted against tropical clouds
16 January 2014 The sky did something surprising for Far North Queensland in wet season. It cleared! Admittedly the sky…
Stargazing FNQ style …. cloudy!
15 January 2014 I am up in FNQ (Far North Queensland) for a weeks holiday. Given it is the wet…
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…
Where to look for China’s Yutu rover and Chang’e 3 lander on the Moon tonight
13 January 2014 While both China’s Chang’e 3 lunar lander and Yutu lunar rover are too small to be seen…
Scaling the Universe. A modern version of ‘Powers of Ten’
One of the problems with understanding the size of the universe and everything in it, is it’s size. The famous…
Tonight! Great Red Spot transits Jupiter
Sunday 12 January 2014 Look low above the North Eastern horizon tonight as soon as the sky is dark and…
Bright aurora are forecast as likely for tonight :-)
Update 11 January 2014 The aurora did not eventuate last night – in spite of the really positive forecast indicating one…
If it happens – what tonight / tomorrow morning’s aurora will look like.
(Posted 9 January 2014) With the CME (coronal mass ejection) expected to arrive around 6 pm AEST tonight +/-7 hours,…
Inside Gaia’s Billion Pixel Camera: How it Works
Gaia is the European Space Agency’s latest mission to map the distance to stars in our galaxy. The below ESA…