Live stream US Total Solar Eclipse 2017
On Monday 21 August there is a total solar eclipse in the USA. Three Sydney City Skywatcher members are observing the eclipse. Adriano...
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Monty Leventhal OAM
Aug 7, 20172 min read
Solar Observations for July 2017
Every day I observe solar activity and publish my results globally. I also report my monthly findings at the Sydney City Skywatchers...
Jorge Isaias
Aug 7, 20171 min read
Partial Lunar Eclipse on 7/8 August 2017
A partial lunar eclipse will take place on August 7/8, 2017, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2017. This partial eclipse would be...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Jul 10, 20172 min read
Solar Observations for June 2017
Every month I publish a summary of my daily observations of the Sun and its activity. As our closest star it is extremely interesting to...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Jul 8, 20173 min read
Light pollution lament
There appears to be an increase in the frequency of news about both the importance of a dark night sky, the cultural significance of the...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Jun 7, 20172 min read
Solar Observations for May 2017
Monty Leventhal (pictured right on his balcony in Maroubra) is a regular solar observer who reports his observations daily to many...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Jun 5, 20172 min read
A solar flare seen from Maroubra = aurora observed from Canada
At the 5 June Sydney City Skywatchers meeting Monty Leventhal presented his May Solar observations and I was particularly interested in...
Dr Toner Stevenson
May 23, 20171 min read
Winter Solstice is worth observing
The summer and winter solstices mark a special time in our calendar. When the sun is over the Tropic of Capricorn this is the peak of...
Dr Toner Stevenson
May 5, 20171 min read
Our excellent telescope viewing night
It was a balmy evening on Monday 1 May and thirty-one attendees, including nineteen members of our astronomy group, had a very successful...
Monty Leventhal OAM
May 2, 20172 min read
Solar Observations for April 2017
SUNSPOTS AND SOLAR FLARES A solar flare is an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with...
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