The Moon’s orbit around Earth is elliptical. The point of the orbit closest to Earth is called perigee, while the point farthest from Earth is known as apogee. The Moon reaches perigee, the closest point in its orbit to Earth, tonight at 10:42 pm when it will be...
An image taken through a smartphone during one of our sessions Often in our nightly shows we look at our nearest neighbour the Moon. And we take it so much for granted. Questions as to how it formed – what effect it has on us and what would happen it we didn’t...
The Moon this Month The Full Moon occurred on the 1st in all states except WA. Last quarter will be on the 8th with the New Moon on the 15th and First Quarter on the 22nd with a second Full Moon on the 30th (unless you are in WA). This means that this second moon is...
The Taurids are an annual meteor shower, associated with the comet Encke. The Taurids are actually two separate showers, with a Southern and a Northern component. The Southern Taurids originated from Comet Encke, while the Northern Taurids originated from the asteroid...
