Did you know?...the asteroid belt
The disc shaped asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter at a distance ranging from 329-478 million kilometres from the Sun. ...
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Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 18, 20213 min read
Winter Solstice
WHAT IS A SOLSTICE ? A solstice is a natural astronomical event during which one of the Earth’s hemispheres is at maximum tilt away from...
Elizabeth Cocking
Feb 7, 20211 min read
Did You know: Auroras
This month . . . Auroras. Named for the Roman goddess of the dawn. Auroras are caused by the collision of energetically charged particles...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jan 11, 20212 min read
Did you know? The Most & The Least of the planets
in our solar system The most tilted planet… Uranus has the largest tilt with an axial tilt of about 98 degrees. Its north pole is nearly...
Elizabeth Cocking
Nov 12, 20202 min read
Did you know? Moonbows
We’re all familiar with rainbows and the elusive pot of gold at the end. But our neighbour the Moon is also capable of producing the same...
Elizabeth Cocking
Oct 23, 20202 min read
Did you know?The Earth’s atmosphere
We may take it for granted but without it we would not exist. Find out more...
Elizabeth Cocking
Sep 10, 20202 min read
Did You know? Intentional crash landings
This Month . . . Intentional crashed landings. Things that go bump in the night! Sometimes it helps astronomers and space engineers to...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jul 17, 20203 min read
Did you know? Naming planets
This month . . . . Naming the three planets in our solar system discovered in “modern” times was not a straightforward process. There...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 7, 20202 min read
Did you know? Orion
This month . . . . Orion Named after the mythological Greek hunter, the constellation Orion is one of the most famous, and...
Elizabeth Cocking
Mar 27, 20202 min read
Did you know? Meteor showers...
Every month there is a focus on an astronomical phenomenon by Sydney City Skywatchers' Secretary, Elizabeth Cocking. This month Elizabeth...
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