- May 11, 2022
- 1 min
The Dark Universe by Dr Sara Webb : 3 April, 6:30pm
An on-line Zoom presentation for members.
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Elizabeth Cocking
- Jan 31
- 3 min
In this month : February
Elizabeth Cocking reviews February astronomical occurrences and who was born in this month in the past. 4th February 1962 A very rare and...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Sep 30, 2022
- 2 min
In this month - October
12 October 1915 Scottish born astronomer Robert Innes announced the discovery of the nearest star to our Sun, Proxima Centauri at a...
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...
Toner Stevenson
- Jul 31, 2022
- 1 min
Members' Presentation Night
Monday 1 August, 6:30pm Join in to hear from Sydney City Skywatcher members as they present fascinating insights into many aspects of...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Jun 30, 2022
- 4 min
In this month: July 2022
1st July 2013 Hippocamp, a moon of Neptune, is discovered. With a diameter of approximately 35 kilometres it is the smallest moon that...
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...
Toner Stevenson
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
Dust: wipe it or keep it, it's ubiquitous
Presented by Dr Tayyabar Zafar on Monday 2 May, 6:30pm. One percent of the material in interstellar space is in the form of tiny dust...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Jan 31, 2022
- 4 min
In this month: February 2022
Astronomical happenings from the past and the birthdays of astronomers past and present. 19th February 1787 The first observation is...
Toner Stevenson
- Jan 30, 2022
- 2 min
The James Webb Space Telescope and Beyond
Presented by Glen Nagle from the NASA’s Deep Space Network station in Canberra, Monday 4th July, 6:30pm - on Zoom Glen Nagle will share...
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