This month ……. The Andromeda Galaxy (M31). On a collision course with the Milky Way it will be visiting us “shortly” The Andromeda Galaxy...

The Southern Cross is an iconic constellation steeped in our nation’s history and culture. The photograph in this post was taken by...

This month Pluto…. Once our ninth planet Pluto was demoted to “dwarf planet’ in 2006. However, with the New Horizons mission enigmatic...

This month we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the Moon with a few little known facts of the Apollo missions. Where...

The long and short of it….. the orbital period of comets can range from long period comets like Comet McNaught, 92,700 years, to Comet...

This month we feature the Royal Greenwich Observatory and the Prime Meridian – Where East meets West The Prime Meridian is arbitrary and...

This month ……. Telescopes. From the Greek “tele” meaning far, and “skopein” meaning to look or see Telescopes aren’t just for...

Our first club meeting is on Monday 4 February at 6:30pm, with a presentation by Lesa Moore about astrobiology. The Oldest Star: One of...

This month we are featuring Space Probes – Crashes, Lego and the missing hyphen The Soviet probe Luna 15 crashed into the surface of the...

Often called “The Seven Sisters” this group of stars has a strong connection to Aboriginal Peoples in many parts of Australia and was the...