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Elizabeth Cocking
Oct 8, 20221 min read
Did you know? Asteroids
This month we feature…. Asteroids Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes, from the almost spherical to irregular like Eros which is...


Elizabeth Cocking
Sep 30, 20222 min read
In this month - October
12 October 1915 Scottish born astronomer Robert Innes announced the discovery of the nearest star to our Sun, Proxima Centauri at a...


Dirk Goës
Sep 29, 20222 min read
THE HISTORY OF RADIO ASTRONOMY IN AUSTRALIA
PERSONAL REFLECTIONS AND REMINISCENCES. Wednesday 6 October, 2022. 6:30pm via Zoom PROFESSOR WAYNE ORCHISTON, UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND...


Elizabeth Cocking
Sep 11, 20221 min read
Did you know? Sundials
This Month . . . . Sundials. The earliest type of timekeeping device when people relied on the passage of the Sun through the sky to tell...


Dirk Goës
Aug 15, 20221 min read
Imaging Newborn Exoplanets with the James Webb Space Telescope
Dr Benjamin Pope, the University of Queensland Date: Monday 5th September Time: 6:30pm (please join at 6:20pm) Via: Zoom link - look for...


Elizabeth Cocking
Aug 9, 20222 min read
Did you know? Voyager Mission
This month . . . The Voyager mission. Launched 45 years ago they were the first spacecraft to leave the solar system and are now...

Janette Brenan
Aug 2, 20221 min read
The Astronomers' Bulletin: July - Sept 2022
In this issue of the Astronomers' Bulletin:
James Webb Telescope
Wolf-Rayet Stars
Solar Observations
Super Flares of SC24


Elizabeth Cocking
Jul 31, 20224 min read
In this month: August 2022
13th August 1898 The asteroid Eros is discovered by German astronomer Gustav Witt. With an approximate diameter of 16.8 kilometres and...


Dirk Goës
Jul 31, 20221 min read
Members' Presentation Night
Monday 1 August, 6:30pm Join in to hear from Sydney City Skywatcher members as they present fascinating insights into many aspects of...

andrew14613
Jul 5, 20222 min read
Selected Solar Observations
by Monty Leventhal OAM June 2022 The first observation was made on the 3rd June due to bad weather and on that day four sunspot groups...
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