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Dirk Goës
Apr 7, 20212 min read
Did you know? Twilight
This Month . . . . Twilight. There are three types of twilight, and they are all defined by the angle of the Sun. Civil twilight: Occurs...
Elizabeth Cocking
Mar 31, 20213 min read
In this month: April
21st April 1702 Maria Kirch discovers a previously unknown comet becoming the first woman to make such a discovery. Dubbed the "Comet...
Monty Leventhal OAM
Mar 30, 20212 min read
Solar observations: Jan and Feb 2021
We all hoped that 2021 would start with solar activity to observe and get excited about. Monty Leventhal is a dedicated solar observer,...
Elizabeth Cocking
Feb 28, 20213 min read
In this month: March
Fascinating Astronomical Events that occurred in March in recent and distant times
Elizabeth Cocking
Feb 7, 20211 min read
Did You know: Auroras
This month . . . Auroras. Named for the Roman goddess of the dawn. Auroras are caused by the collision of energetically charged particles...
Elizabeth Cocking
Feb 1, 20212 min read
In this Month: February
4th February 1600 Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler meet for the first time near Prague. Kepler arrived at Tycho’s new observatory, Benatek...
Elizabeth Cocking
Jan 11, 20212 min read
Did you know? The Most & The Least of the planets
in our solar system The most tilted planet… Uranus has the largest tilt with an axial tilt of about 98 degrees. Its north pole is nearly...
Elizabeth Cocking
Dec 31, 20203 min read
In this month: January
Happy New Year! Elizabeth Cocking continues this astronomical blog post sequence in 2023. Each month she looks back on astronomical...
Dirk Goës
Dec 30, 20201 min read
2020 - Life Fellow Membership Awarded
At the close of 2020 it is customary for Sydney City Skywatchers to gather and celebrate the year that was. This year we celebrated...
Elizabeth Cocking
Nov 30, 20202 min read
In this month: December
23rd December 1672 Rhea, the second-largest moon of Saturn and the ninth-largest moon in the Solar System, is discovered by Giovanni...
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