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Toner Stevenson
Feb 17, 20222 min read
When the Moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie its ...Valentines night!
Valentines night is a time to look up into the evening sky, catch a falling star, and fly me to the Moon, or so go the many songs that...
andrew14613
Dec 31, 20213 min read
A Change of Year Comet
Travel away from city lights in early January to view Comet Leonard Andrew Wood Our change of year sky is being graced by Comet C/2021 A1...
George Mavrocordatos and Toner Stevenson
Dec 26, 20212 min read
Comet Leonard - the view from La Perouse
Sydney City Skywatcher member George Mavrocordatos has imaged Comet Leonard: I managed to be lucky enough to take my own picture of...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Sep 6, 20213 min read
Solar Observations: August 2021
By Monty Leventhal OAM IN SUMMARY Summing up, sunspot activity for solar cycle 25 has remained very low with Prominences & Filaments...
Andrew Wood
Aug 25, 20217 min read
Observing Double Stars by Andrew Wood
Andrew Wood is an amateur astronomer and member of Sydney City Skywatchers. He has spent much of covid outside at night on Dharawal...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Jul 20, 20211 min read
1917 'Hoskins' Telescope restoration
In March 2005 I visited Macquarie University with Dr Nick Lomb, who was then Curator of Astronomy and Sydney Observatory. In a large shed...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jun 30, 20212 min read
In this month: July 2021
29th July 1851 The asteroid Eunomia is discovered by Italian astronomer Annibale de Gasparis. It is the 12th largest object in the main...
Toner Stevenson
Jun 19, 20212 min read
Outreach to Lindesay for a Winter Solstice celebration
On the 19th June 2021 Ann Cairns and Elizabeth Cocking and I presented an 'in conversation' event for the National Trust Women's...
sydneycityskywatch
May 25, 20214 min read
Tell your neighbours: there is a total Lunar Eclipse Wednesday 26 May, totality at 9:18pm
Total Lunar Eclipse 26 May 2021
Toner Stevenson
Dec 30, 20201 min read
2020 - Life Fellow Membership Awarded
At the close of 2020 it is customary for Sydney City Skywatchers to gather and celebrate the year that was. This year we celebrated...
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