Happy Spring Equinox! Every year, we have two equinoxes, one in September and the other in March, when the Sun shines directly on the equator. At this time, the lengths of day and night are almost equal. For Australia, the Equinox will be at 5:21 am on Thursday,...
I really love the sky in September. Spring is in the air – so the songwriter claims and the flowers are starting to bloom, but more importantly, the night sky is incredible. The nights are starting to get slightly longer, which is good because we can spend more time...
Mercury This is the best time to see Mercury if you have a dark western sky free of light pollution in the early evening. It will be moving through Virgo this month, and on the 21st, it will be very close to Virgo’s brightest star Spica. They will be separated...
Do you have an I-Phone or Smartphone?Are you wanting to learn how to use these devices more when capturing or viewing the night sky? Register to attend the following upcoming FREE events. Event #1: Introduction to Using a Smartphone to Photograph the Night Sky Is it...
