The Alpha Centaurids are a meteor shower in the constellation Centaurus, peaking in early February each year. Alpha Centaurii is the brightest or lower star of the 2 pointer stars to the Southern Cross. Peaking on the 8th of Feb, when rates between 6-8 may be visible...
Come May this year all of Australia will get to witness a supermoon undergo a total lunar eclipse this year. On the night of May 26, 2021 in Australia, a total lunar eclipse will cause the moon to take on a red hue. During a total lunar eclipse, the Earth’s...
Evening sky facing East and South – 17 January 2021: Morning sky facing South and East – 17 January 2021: Night sky facing West with Mars and the Moon close – 20 January 2021:
Earth will reach its closest point to the Sun for 2021 on January 2, at 13:51 UT which translates to 00:51 AEDT on January 3. Astronomers call this celebrated point in Earth’s elliptical orbit around the sun perihelion, from the Greek roots peri meaning near and...
