In this month: June
13th June 1983 Pioneer 10 becomes the first human-made object to pass outside Pluto's orbit and leave the solar system. It was the...
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Elizabeth Cocking
Apr 30, 20192 min read
In this month: May
2nd May 1780 Sir William Herschel discovers the first binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris, also named Alula Australis, in the constellation of...
Dr Toner Stevenson
Apr 27, 20191 min read
Sara Cabrera: an engaging talk by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Sara Cabrera is a Sydney City Skywatcher member and an active observer. Her curiousity to always learn more about astronomy took her...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jan 31, 20192 min read
In this month - February
13 February 1633 Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome to face charges of heresy for advocating the Copernican theory, which...
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