Monday, November 27, 2023
Thursday November 30 to Thursday December 7
The Last Quarter Moon is Tuesday, December 5. Saturn is highest in the northern evening sky around 7:30 p.m. local time. Jupiter is rising around astronomical twilight and is now well visible in the late evening sky. Venus is visible in the morning twilight and starts the week close to the bright star Spica. Mercury is visible low in the twilight.
The Last Quarter Moon is Tuesday, December 5. Apogee, when the Moon is furthest from the Earth, is on December 5 as well.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent
local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Between the bright star Canopus and the Southern Cross are another wealth of binocular objects to discover.
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury climbs higher in the twilight.
Venus is high in the morning twilight, it will now sink towards the horizon but will remain easily visible for all of November. Venus is close to the bright star Spica.
Mars is lost in the twilight.
Jupiter rises around astronomical twilight and is now well visible in the late evening sky.
Saturn is past opposition but is still bright and a worthwhile telescopic object.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
Labels: weekly sky
Monday, November 20, 2023
Thursday November 23 to Thursday November 30
The Full Moon is Monday, November 27.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent
local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Between the bright star Canopus and the Southern Cross are another wealth of binocular objects to discover.
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury climbs higher in the twilight.
Venus is high in the morning twilight, it will now sink towards the horizon but will remain easily visible for all of November. Venus is coming closer to the bright star Spica.
Mars is lost in the twilight.
Jupiter rises around astronomical twilight and is now well visible in the late evening sky. Jupiter is close to the waxing Moon on the 25th.
Saturn is past opposition but is still bright and a worthwhile telescopic object.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
Labels: weekly sky
Monday, November 13, 2023
Thursday November 16 to Thursday November 23
The First Quarter Moon is Monday, November 20. The Moon is at Perigee, when it is closest to the Earth, on the 22nd.
The bright satellite Titan is near to Saturn, making a nice view.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent
local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Between the bright star Canopus and the Southern Cross are another wealth of binocular objects to discover.
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury climbs higher in the twilight.
Venus is high in the morning twilight, it will now sink towards the horizon but will remain easily visible for all of November. Venus is coming closer to the bright star Spica.
Mars is lost in the twilight.
Jupiter rises around astronomical twilight and is now well visible in the late evening sky.
Saturn is past opposition but is still bright and a worthwhile telescopic object. Saturn is close to the first quarter Moon on the 20th.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
Labels: weekly sky
Monday, November 06, 2023
Thursday November 9 to Thursday November 16
The New Moon is Monday, November 13.
The bright satellite Titan is close to Saturn, making a nice view.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Io has just emerged from Jupiter's shadow at this time.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Evening sky on Tuesday, November 14 as seen from Adelaide at 21:35 ACDST (90 minutes after sunset). Uranus is at opposition, when it is biggest and brightest as seen from Earth. Uranus is just visible to the unaided eye under dark sky conditions. The inset is the binocular view of Uranus at this time.
Between the bright star Canopus and the Southern Cross are another wealth of binocular objects to discover.
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury returns to the twilight by the end of the week.
Venus is high in the morning twilight, it will now sink towards the horizon but will remain easily visible for all of November. Venus is is close to the crescent Moon on the 10th.
Mars is lost in the twilight.
Jupiter rises around astronomical twilight and is now well visible in the late evening sky.
Saturn is past opposition but is still bright and a worthwhile telescopic object.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
Labels: weekly sky
Monday, October 30, 2023
Thursday November 2 to Thursday November 9
The Last Quarter Moon is Sunday, November 5.The Moon is at apogee, when it is furthest from the Earth, on the 7th.
The bright satellite Titan is close to Saturn, making a nice view.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent
local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Io and its shadow are passing over Jupiter at this time and Io will exit Jupiter's disk in around 40 minutes.
Similar views will be seen from the rest of Australia at the equivalent local time (90 minutes after sunset).
Between the bright star Canopus and the Southern Cross are another wealth of binocular objects to discover.
Elsewhere in Australia will see a similar view at the equivalent time (90 minutes after sunset).
Mercury is lost in the morning twilight.
Venus is high in the morning twilight, it will now sink towards the horizon but will remain easily visible for all of November.
Mars is lost in the twilight.
Jupiter rises around astronomical twilight and is now well visible in the late evening sky. It is at opposition, when it is biggest and brightest as seen from Earth, on the 3rd.
Saturn is past opposition but is still bright and a worthwhile telescopic object.
Star Map via Virtual sky. Use your mouse to scroll around and press 8 when your pointer is in the map to set to the current time.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
Labels: weekly sky
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Partial Lunar Eclipse, Western Australia (Morning October 29)
From the rest of Australia, the Moon will have set before any significant amount of eclipse happens. A tiny sliver of the eclipse is seen from Adelaide just before the Moon sets.
Labels: eclipse, lunar eclipse, Moon
Friday, October 27, 2023
Occultation Pleiades 30-31 October 2023.
Morning
sky on Tuesday, October 31 as seen from Adelaide at 00:40 ACDST, (click
to embiggen). The moon is just about to cover the star Merope in the
Pleiades. The inset is the binocular view of the moon at this time (click to embiggen). | Morning sky on Tuesday, October 31 as seen from Melbourne at 01:00 AEDST, (click to embiggen). The moon is just about to cover the star Merope in the Pleiades. The inset is the binocular view of the moon at this time (click to embiggen). | Evening sky on Monday, October 30 as seen from Perth at 23:00 AWST, (click to embiggen). The moon is just about to cover the star Atlas in the Pleiades. The inset is the binocular view of the moon at this time (click to embiggen). |
Merope DB | Merope RD | Alcyone DB | Alcyone RD | |
Adelaide ACDST | 00:43 | 1:15 | 1:33 | 1:57 |
Brisbane AEST | 00:30 | 1:27 | 1:24 | 2:11 |
Canberra AEDST | 1:13 | 2:19 | 2:03 | 3:04 |
Darwin ACST | - | - | - | - |
Hobart AEDST | 1:05 | 2:15 | 1:52 | 2:59 |
Melbourne AEDST | 1:07 | 2:09 | 1:55 | 2:53 |
Perth AWST (30th) | 23:10* | 23:44* | - | - |
Sydney AEDST | 1:17 | 2:24 | 2:07 | 3:09 |
DB - disappear bright limb, RD - reappear dark limb.
* In Perth the Moon misses Merope and Alcyone, but passes over the bight star Atlas instead on the late evening of the 30th.
It’s best to set up around 30 minutes before the occultation so you can get oriented in the sky and don’t miss the beginning while fussing with equipment.
Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.
Here is the near-real time satellite view of the clouds (day and night) http://satview.bom.gov.au/
Labels: binoculars, Moon, Occultation, Pleiades, telescope