- May 11, 2022
- 1 min
Did you know? All things Zwicky!
We look at Comet ZTF Comet ZTF, or to give it its full name C2022/E3 ZTF, is named for the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) where the...
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Elizabeth Cocking
- Oct 29, 2022
- 2 min
Did you know? Lunar Eclipses
A total Lunar Eclipse is due on Tuesday 8 November, 2022. It will be visible from Sydney and most of Australia and New Zealand. Lunar...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Oct 8, 2022
- 1 min
Did you know? Asteroids
This month we feature…. Asteroids Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes, from the almost spherical to irregular like Eros which is...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Sep 11, 2022
- 1 min
Did you know? Sundials
This Month . . . . Sundials. The earliest type of timekeeping device when people relied on the passage of the Sun through the sky to tell...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
Did you know? Voyager Mission
This month . . . The Voyager mission. Launched 45 years ago they were the first spacecraft to leave the solar system and are now...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Jun 9, 2022
- 2 min
Did you know? The James Webb telescope
Bigger and better than the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Telescope (JWST) will look way back in time. The JWST will orbit at...
Elizabeth Cocking
- May 11, 2022
- 1 min
Did you know? The Light Year...
This month . . . The Light Year. A unit of distance, not time. A light year is an astronomical measurement of the distance light travels...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Apr 17, 2022
- 1 min
Did you know?...Dwarf planets
So, what is a dwarf planet …… Dwarf planets share many of the same characteristics as planets with one significant difference … a planet...
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- Dec 31, 2021
- 2 min
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...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Nov 7, 2021
- 1 min
Did you know? the Kuiper Belt
DID YOU KNOW This month . . . The Kuiper Belt. Home to short period comets and icy bodies in the far reaches of our solar system. The ...
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