by Jonathan Nally | Apr 22, 2022 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, News, Telescopes
ABOVE: Greg Bock is a member of the award-winning The Backyard Observatory Supernova Search, which hunts for distant supernovae. Two amateur astronomy projects have been awarded the prestigious 2022 Berenice and Arthur Page Medal, Australia’s highest honour for...
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...