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    In this month: January
    Elizabeth Cocking
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 3 min

    In this month: January

    1st January 1801 Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi of the Palermo Observatory discovers Ceres, the first asteroid to be discovered and the largest asteroid in the main asteroid belt. At 940 kilometres in diameter, it is the only asteroid large enough for its gravity to make it spheroid in shape. The Photograph below was taken by NASA's Dawn Spacecraft in 2015 and is courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA. Ceres follows an orbit between Mars and Jupiter, near the mid
    A Change of Year Comet
    andrew14613
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 3 min
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    A Change of Year Comet

    Travel away from city lights in early January to view Comet Leonard Andrew Wood Our change of year sky is being graced by Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard. About 20 degrees above the western horizon once full dark has set in, the comet can just be glimpsed with the naked eye from locations away from artificial lighting. Much better views are seen through binoculars or a telescope, where the comet structure with tail is clearly visible. That we are currently approaching New Moon is als
    A Truly Australian Star
    andrew14613
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 2 min
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    A Truly Australian Star

    As darkness descends around the end of December into early January evenings, a star within the Southern Cross with a uniquely Australian name lies near the southern horizon. As it ascends higher into the sky through the night, celebrate the new year with the knowledge that our ancient cultural history is recognised in the stars. The Australasian Dark Sky Association held a recent webinar on the topic of cultural Australian Astronomy. One piece of very interesting information
    Comet Leonard - the view from La Perouse
    George Mavrocordatos and Toner Stevenson
    • Dec 26, 2021
    • 2 min
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    Comet Leonard - the view from La Perouse

    Sydney City Skywatcher member George Mavrocordatos has imaged Comet Leonard: I managed to be lucky enough to take my own picture of Comet Leonard at La Perouse on Xmas Eve. Somehow the clouds cleared and I managed to point the camera to the correct spot even though I couldn't see it. I'm happy about this, its a great Christmas present, George. Comet Leonard - known by astronomers as C/2021 A1 (Leonard), was observed in January 2021 by astronomer Greg Leonard at the Mount L

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