- May 11, 2022
- 1 min
A 'peachy' total lunar eclipse: 8 Nov 2022
Sydney City Skywatchers members brought their telescopes to Sydney Observatory to observe and share the total eclipse of the Moon on 8...
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Toner Stevenson
- Aug 15, 2022
- 1 min
Imaging Newborn Exoplanets with the James Webb Space Telescope
Dr Benjamin Pope, the University of Queensland Date: Monday 5th September Time: 6:30pm (please join at 6:20pm) Via: Zoom link - look for...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
In this month: December
IN THIS MONTH 15th December 1966 Janus, a moon of Saturn, is discovered by French astronomer Audouin Dollfus. Astronomers were first...
Toner Stevenson
- Sep 21, 2021
- 2 min
Partial Lunar Eclipse - Sydney 19 November
Following the spectacular total lunar eclipse of 26 May 2021 Sydney-siders are to be treated to a partial lunar eclipse. DATE:19 November...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Jun 30, 2021
- 2 min
In this month: July 2021
29th July 1851 The asteroid Eunomia is discovered by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis. It is the 12th largest object in the main...
Toner Stevenson
- Jun 19, 2021
- 2 min
Outreach to Lindesay for a Winter Solstice celebration
On the 19th June 2021 Ann Cairns and Elizabeth Cocking and I presented an 'in conversation' event for the National Trust Women's...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Jun 18, 2021
- 3 min
Winter Solstice
WHAT IS A SOLSTICE ? A solstice is a natural astronomical event during which one of the Earth’s hemispheres is at maximum tilt away from...
sydneycityskywatch
- May 25, 2021
- 4 min
Tell your neighbours: there is a total Lunar Eclipse Wednesday 26 May, totality at 9:18pm
Total Lunar Eclipse 26 May 2021
George Mavrocordatos
- Nov 23, 2019
- 1 min
Annular Solar Eclipse of 26 Dec 2019
On Boxing day this year there will be an annular eclipse which will be a surprise to many. Even though I am a keen amateur astronomer,...
Dr Toner Stevenson
- Aug 31, 2018
- 1 min
Parhelion - it's a sun dog!
Photograph by Kim Kemmis at Macquarie Park, late afternoon, 30 August, 2018. It's very rare in Sydney to experience the icy, yet sunny,...
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