In this month - January 2018
11 January 1787 Oberon and Titania, moons of Uranus, discovered by Sir William Herschel. The image above was taken by NASA, Voyager 2, in...
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Dr Toner Stevenson
Dec 27, 20172 min read
Looking forward to an astronomical 2018
What a year 2017 has been with a total solar eclipse viewed by millions across North America, and a partial Lunar Eclipse seen from...
Elizabeth Cocking
Dec 9, 20171 min read
Did you know? - The Sun
This is the first post in a monthly series of astronomy facts and definitions which I find interesting and helpful to know. THE SUN...
Elizabeth Cocking
Dec 9, 20171 min read
In this Month - December 2017
This is the first post in a monthly series of astronomical, space exploration and related historical anniversaries. I hope you enjoy the...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Dec 2, 20172 min read
Solar Observations for November 2017
I'm Monty Leventhal and every morning, in fine weather, I observe the Sun, our closest star, and record my observations. For the month of...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Nov 4, 20173 min read
Solar Observations for October 2017
Every day I attempt to view the sun using a safe solar filter telescope from Maroubra in Sydney. The American Association of Variable...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Oct 26, 20171 min read
Great American Eclipse revisited
Monday 6 November, 6:30pm is going to be a great opportunity to hear from two Eclipse chasers. Adriano Massatani will speak about his...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Oct 9, 20173 min read
Solar Observations for September 2017
Solar activity overall remained quite low in September but there were a few extraordinary observations. Activity began to increase on...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Sep 11, 20172 min read
Solar Observations for August 2017
Once again very low activity on the Sun continued throughout most of August. On the 1st only a single Cri (6) group could be seen close...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Aug 23, 20173 min read
Total solar eclipse success! Viewed from Warm Springs Oregon, August 2017
With great anticipation myself, fellow Skywatcher member, my partner Ron Stevenson, & fellow eclipse chaser, Melissa Hulbert, from Sydney...
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