by Jonathan Nally | Feb 24, 2020 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy
AUSTRALIA’S BIENNIAL AMATEUR ASTRONOMY conference is less than two months away, with registrations now open for sessions and social functions. The National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers is held every two years in a different city, hosted by one or more...
by Jonathan Nally | Jan 14, 2020 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Features, News
ECLIPSES, OPPOSITIONS, SPECTACULAR CONJUNCTIONS, a close encounter between Venus and the Pleiades and many more celestial sights await stargazers this year. Here’s our list of events to mark in your calendar. All of them are as seen from mid-latitudes in the Southern...
by Jonathan Nally | Jul 15, 2019 | Astronomy
The ever-popular Astronomy Calendar is back for 2020. Featuring the best Australian astrophotos from the prestigious David Malin Astrophotography Awards, this Australian-produced calendar is an ideal gift for every astronomer. It includes monthly Southern Hemisphere...
by Jonathan Nally | Feb 14, 2018 | News, Planets, Space missions
Rohit Bhartia of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission holds a slice of a meteorite scientists have determined came from Mars. One of two slices will be used for testing a laser instrument for NASA’s Mars 2020 rover while it’s still on Earth; the other slice will...
