What’s in the Sky in October
The Sun now past the Southward Equinox, the Southern Hemisphere is heading into warmer weather as we approach perihelion with the Sun. 2nd Oct – 7th Nov Orionids Meteor […]
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VISITORS Updated 05/10/2024 A new recombinant variant of Covid, XEC Covid, is now circulating in Australia, it spread easily during the recent Northern Hemisphere Summer. All visitors are to welcome […]
What’s in the Sky in September
September The Parker Solar Probe Team Sheds New Light on Structure, Behavior of Inner Solar System Dust. The best time to observe the dust orbiting Earth, which is known […]
What’s in the Sky in August
Image: Looking towards the centre of our Milky Way Galaxy. Credit: Mark Justice August At this time of the Year the spectacular heart of our Milky Way Galaxy is now […]
What’s in the Sky in June
June At this time of the year, as Winter embraces the Southern Hemisphere, the middle of our Milky Way galaxy in the constellation of Sagittarius, is rising in the East. […]
What’s in the Sky in May
May 6th Peak 07:00hrs AEST eta Aquariids (ETA) Active from April 19th to May 28th, 2024 but high numbers can be seen either side of this date. The Eta […]
What’s in the Sky in March
March 5th Moon at it’s highest altitude, 29 degrees South. 10th Moon at Perigee 16:04hrs AEDT, 356,893.9 km. A super Moon is when the Moon is less than 360,000km from […]
What’s in the Sky in April
April 1st Moon at highest altitude 29 degrees South. 6th Comet 12/P Pons -Brooks is now setting just after the Sun sets. It may be visible depending on your location […]
Sunrise, Sunset, Astronomical Twilight Times, Sun Transit 2024
Sunrise, Sunset, Twilight Times, Sun Transit 2024 Criteria Location Latitude Longitude Date Ballarat Municipal Observatory And Museum 37° 40.82′ S 143° 51.63′ E 2024 AEST Times Of Sunrise And Sunset […]
What’s in the Sky in December
Image: Geminids 13th December, 02:00 hrs AEDT Local Time. December 6th Earliest Sunrise for the year. 8th Mars is rising 05:18hrs AEDT in Ophiuchus, Mag. +1.4 Dist. 366.9 milion […]