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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Great Comets
Comet P/2006 P1 McNaught 1/30/2007 Credit & Copyright Judith Bailey Great Comets in History The Great Comet of 1577, seen over Prague on November 12. Engraving made by Jiri Daschitzky. […]
Health Policy
VISITORS Covid is still in the comunity and all visitors are to welcome to wear a mask inside and outside if they would like to further protect themselves from […]
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. 10th Moon at Apogee, furthest point from […]
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 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. […]
Fauna and Firmament Special Tours
Tours – only occur when a request is made or special events – IDSW 2 special tours – BOOK now. Discover Nocturnal Wildlife and the Amazing Universe The Ballarat Observatory […]
What’s in the Sky in January
January Quadrantid meteor shower (QUA) Active from December 26th to January 16th. The Quadrantids have the potential to be the strongest shower of the year but usually fall short due to […]