(Posted 18 March 2013) How easy is it to see a planet during the day? Very easy if you know…
Be ready for the next solar eclipse with a iOptron Solar 60 telescope (telescope review)
(Posted 26 February 2013) With the next solar eclipse visible from Australia only a few months away, now is the…
March 2013 Sky & Space Events
These notes are intended to provide a casual sky watcher or someone already into amateur astronomy living in Eastern Australia…
Moon occults Jupiter as seen from Southern Australia this Monday night
(Posted 17 February 2013) This Monday (18 February 2013) Jupiter will either be occulted by the Moon or have an…
Breaking news! Asteroid impact in Russia
Reports are emerging out of the Urals region of Russia of a meteor being shot down by an air defense…
How to see asteroid 2012 DA14 fly past Earth Saturday morning (with Brisbane finder chart)
Update (4.29 pm AEST): Reports are emerging out of the Urals region of Russia of a meteor being shot down…
Free download: Term 1 2013 student Astronomy newsletter now available
The Term 1 2013 edition of my ‘Amazing Space!’ newsletter for students is now available for free download from this website. This term’s…
Maryborough floods big enough to see from space!
(Posted 29 January 2013) Thanks to Astronaut Chris Hadfield aboard the International Space Station, we can see how big the…
February 2013 Sky & Space Events
These notes are intended to provide a casual sky watcher or someone already into amateur astronomy living in Eastern Australia…
Photos of Siding Spring Observatory post fires
(Posted 14 January 2013) The NSW Rural Fire Service has posted a number of pictures to its Facebook page of…