Solar Observations: August 2021
By Monty Leventhal OAM IN SUMMARY Summing up, sunspot activity for solar cycle 25 has remained very low with Prominences & Filaments...
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Andrew Wood
- Aug 25
- 7 min
Observing Double Stars by Andrew Wood
Andrew Wood is an amateur astronomer and member of Sydney City Skywatchers. He has spent much of covid outside at night on Dharawal...
Dr Toner Stevenson
- Jul 20
- 1 min
1917 'Hoskins' Telescope restoration
In March 2005 I visited Macquarie University with Dr Nick Lomb, who was then Curator of Astronomy and Sydney Observatory. In a large shed...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Jun 30
- 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
- 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...
sydneycityskywatch
- May 25
- 4 min
Tell your neighbours: there is a total Lunar Eclipse Wednesday 26 May, totality at 9:18pm
Total Lunar Eclipse 26 May 2021
Elizabeth Cocking
- Apr 30
- 3 min
In this month: May 2021
15th May 1618 Johannes Kepler discovers the mathematical rule governing the orbits of our solar system’s planets. The image left is...
Toner Stevenson
- Dec 30, 2020
- 1 min
2020 - Life Fellow Membership Awarded
At the close of 2020 it is customary for Sydney City Skywatchers to gather and celebrate the year that was. This year we celebrated...
Andrew Wood
- Nov 5, 2020
- 5 min
DEEP SKY SOUTH: Tucana - The Toucan
The subject of this article by Andrew Wood, keen observer and Skywatcher's member, is the constellation Tucana. This constellation is...
Andrew Wood
- Oct 12, 2020
- 6 min
A Day in My Life of The Solar System
"I set out to observe as many Solar System objects as I could..."