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What’s in the Sky in April
April 8th Luna Apogee, furthest distance from Earth for the month 05:10hr AEST 404,438.8km. 8th Luna lowest altitude 27 degrees Nth. The Emu, which contains the area of the Centre […]
Telescopes
Federation-Adcock Telescope – wheelchair access.
Federation-Adcock Telescope
In October 1998, the Ballaarat Astronomical Society (BAS) applied for a Commonwealth Grant under the Federation Community Projects Program to construct a new reflecting telescope. It was proposed that […]
What’s in the Sky in March
March 11th Luna Apogee, furthest distance from Earth for the month 10:04hr AEDT 404,268.9km. 12th Luna lowest altitude 27 degrees North. 12th The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) reaches highest altitude […]
What’s in the Sky in February
February 5th Saturn in conjunction with the Sun. 6th Luna lowest altitude 26 degrees North of the Celestial Equator. 11th The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) reaches highest altitude about 9.30pm […]
Sunrise Sunset Astronomical Twilight Times 2022
Sunrise, Sunset & Twilight Times Criteria Location Latitude Longitude Date Ballarat Observatory 37° 34′ S 143° 51′ E 2022 AEST Results Times Of Sunrise And Sunset Jan Feb Mar Apr […]
What’s in the Sky in January
January At this time of the year the Great Orion Nebula is rising in the East. The Boorong call this constellation Kulkunbulla, a number of young men dancing. Just East […]
What’s in the Sky in May
Image: Looking East, 6th May 04:00hrs AEST May 6-7th Eta Aquarid Meteor shower peaks on the afternoon of the 6th at 13:00hrs AEST, ~50 meteors /hour, travelling at 65.9km/sec. This […]
What’s in the Sky in July
Image: Looking towards the centre of our Milky Way Galaxy. Credit: Mark Justice July At this time of the Year the spectacular heart of our Milky Way Galaxy is rising […]