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December 2020

The Sky Tonight - December 2020

The summer solstice for the southern hemisphere occurs on December 21st this year. The sun is the furthest south in the sky …

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November 2020

The Sky Tonight - November 2020

There are five Moon phases this November, including two Full Moons, and the second Full Moon is a penumbral lunar eclipse on …

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October 2020

The Sky Tonight - October 2020

If you are up in the early hours of the morning around the 21st of the October keep a watch for the Orionid meteor shower. At …

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September 2020

The Sky Tonight - September 2020

The Equinox occurs on the 22nd of September this year. After this day southern hemisphere observers will have more daylight …

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August 2020

The Sky Tonight - August 2020

Have you been hoping to catch a glimpse of comet NEOWISE? Don’t be surprised if you find it more of a challenge than you …

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July 2020

The Sky Tonight - July 2020

The latest sunrise occurs in early July, as the Earth reaches aphelion on July 4th. Sunrise times will start to get earlier …

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June 2020

The Sky Tonight - June 2020

Near the end of June is one of the major turning points in our celestial calendar – the Winter Solstice for the Southern …

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May 2020

The Sky Tonight - May 2020

Now is good time to see meteors, with the Eta Aquarid meteor shower active during the early hours of the morning in the first …

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April 2020

The Sky Tonight - April 2020

The Hubble Space Telescope turns 30 this April. It’s hard to imagine life without this iconic telescope. It’s even all …

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March 2020

The Sky Tonight - March 2020

2007 OR10 has finally got a proper name. Rather than having to remember a string of numbers for this significantly-sized …

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February 2020

The Sky Tonight - February 2020

Astrofest 2020 is happening on Saturday 29th February at Curtin Stadium, Curtin University, from 5.30-9.30 pm. Preregister at …

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January 2020

The Sky Tonight - January 2020

The latest sunset of the summer occurs on the 5th January, when the Earth reaches perihelion, or the closest point in its …

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December 2019

The Sky Tonight - December 2019

The summer solstice for the southern hemisphere occurs on December 22nd this year. The sun is the furthest south in the sky …

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November 2019

The Sky Tonight - November 2019

A transit of Mercury across the face of the Sun will occur on the 11th of November this year, but unfortunately Australia is …

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October 2019

The Sky Tonight - October 2019

Saturday October 5th has been designated International Observe the Moon Night this year to encourage everyone to appreciate …

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September 2019

The Sky Tonight - September 2019

The Equinox occurs on the 23rd of September this year. After this day southern hemisphere observers will have more daylight …

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August 2019

The Sky Tonight - August 2019

This August there are five moon phases, with two New Moons occurring within the calendar month. There is a New Moon on 1st …

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July 2019

The Sky Tonight - July 2019

The latest sunrise occurs in early July, as the Earth reaches aphelion on July 5th. Sunrise times will start to get earlier …

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June 2019

The Sky Tonight - June 2019

Send your name to Mars on the Mars 2020 Rover! In recent years it has been a tradition to send a disc with peoples name on it …

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May 2019

The Sky Tonight - May 2019

Now is good time to see meteors, with the Eta Aquarid meteor shower active during the early hours of the morning in the first …

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April 2019

The Sky Tonight - April 2019

Are you wondering why Easter is so late this year, almost bumping into ANZAC Day and making a strange, chopped-up week of …

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March 2019

The Sky Tonight - March 2019

The 10th Perth Astrofest will be held on Saturday 16th March at the Curtin Stadium. Starting at 5.30pm there will be …

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February 2019

The Sky Tonight - February 2019

The New Horizons spacecraft made a successful flyby of the Kuiper Belt object MU69 (unofficially known as “Ultima Thule”, the …

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January 2019

The Sky Tonight - January 2019

The latest sunset of the summer occurs on the 3rd January, when the Earth reaches perihelion, or the closest point in its …

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December 2018

The Sky Tonight - December 2018

The summer solstice for the southern hemisphere occurs on December 22nd this year. The sun is the furthest south in the sky …

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November 2018

The Sky Tonight - November 2018

There are five moon phases this month, with a Last Quarter Moon being seen on both the 1st and the 30th of November. November …

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October 2018

The Sky Tonight - October 2018

Saturday October 20th has been designated International Observe the Moon Night this year to encourage everyone to appreciate …

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September 2018

The Sky Tonight - September 2018

The Equinox occurs on the 23rd of September this year. After this day southern hemisphere observers will have more daylight …

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August 2018

The Sky Tonight - August 2018

There is a partial solar eclipse on 11th August but it is only visible in the northern hemisphere, centred on the Arctic. …

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July 2018

The Sky Tonight - July 2018

The latest sunrise occurs in early July, as the Earth reaches aphelion on July 7th. Sunrise times will start to get earlier …

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June 2018

The Sky Tonight - June 2018

Near the end of June is one of the major turning points in our celestial calendar – the Winter Solstice for the Southern …

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May 2018

The Sky Tonight - May 2018

Now is good time to see meteors, with the Eta Aquarid meteor shower active during the early hours of the morning in the first …

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April 2018

The Sky Tonight - April 2018

A nova has erupted right next to the Eta Carina nebula, which may remain easy to see in binoculars during April. A nova used …

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March 2018

The Sky Tonight - March 2018

The autumnal equinox for the southern hemisphere occurs on Wed 21st of March in 2018. After this day the nights become longer …

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February 2018

The Sky Tonight - February 2018

There are only three moon phases during February this year, with no Full Moon. Next time this happens is in 2029. The full …

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January 2018

The Sky Tonight - January 2018

Welcome to the 12th year of The Sky Tonight! This year there big things to look forward to: Two total lunar eclipses The …

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