(Posted 23 April 2018) Look above and slightly to the right of the silhouette of the fire tower. The fairly…
Watch as Io eclipsed by Jupiter on Saturday 28 April 2018 (large binoculars or small telescope required).
(Posted 21 April 2018) Io will be eclipsed by Jupiter at 7.13 pm AEST on Saturday 28 April 2018. A…
A triple show on Jupiter tonight! A moon’s shadow falls on Jupiter’s cloud tops and the G.R.S. transits.
(Posted 20 April 2018). Jupiter and one of it’s largest moons Io will put on a triple show tonight. Two…
Daytime photo of Venus and Moon during the day (2.21 pm AEST 18 April 2018)
(Posted 18 April 2018) My first daytime photo of Venus during the day for quite a while. I first found…
Crescent Moon and Venus in evening twilight (with image)
(Posted 17 April 2018) I managed to capture this image of the slim crescent Moon and Venus in the bright…
See Jupiter’s Great Red Spot for yourself! Sunday 8 April 2018
(Posted 7 April 2018) Inspired by the stunning images sent back by NASA’s Juno orbiter spacecraft of the Great Red…
Planets galore in the late evening sky … plus see Jupiter’s Giant Red Spot for yourself!
(Posted 4 April 2018) Our evening sky ‘planet drought’ is finally over with the spectacular planets Jupiter and Saturn plus…
Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the early morning sky (with image)
(Posted 3 April 2018) Courtesy of a kidney stone operation (really not recommended!!), I found myself up in the very…
Venus and Moon in the evening twilight tonight
(Posted 19 March 2018) This was my first glimpse of Venus in the evening sky for 2018. Sadly, Mercury was…
Early riser? See doomed Chinese space station pass over Canberra.
(Posted 10 March 2018) China’s first space station, Tiangong-1 will be visible in Canberra’s early morning sky between 11 and 19…