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Wednesday, June 03, 2026

Thursday June 4 to Thursday June 11

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The Last Quarter Moon is Monday June 8. In the morning Saturn and Mars form a line and Are joined by the crescent Moon later in the week. V...
Monday, June 01, 2026

June Skies 2026, and astrophiz podcast

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To be read in conjunction with the astrophiz podcast #235 https://soundcloud.com/astrophiz/astrophiz-235-june-2026-sky-guide   Western sk...
Saturday, May 30, 2026

"Blue" Apogee Full Moon (with Occulation) 31 May, 2026

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Full Moon May 31 18:42 ACST, 90 minutes after sunset as seen from Adelaide, similar views will be seen form the rest of Australia at t...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Thursday May 28 to Thursday June 4

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The Full Moon is Sunday May 31. This is a "Blue" apogee Moon, the second full Moon in a month. Difficult occultation of Antares, t...

Occultation of Antares, 31May 2026

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The eastern sky at 17:19 ACST Sunday, May 31, as seen from Adelaide. The moon is about to occult the bright star Antares. The inset...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Thursday May 21 to Thursday May 28

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The First Quarter Moon is Saturday May 23. In the morning Saturn and Mars form a line. Venus now is seen when the sky is fully dark and is c...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Thursday May 14 to Thursday May 21

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The New Moon is Sunday May 17. In the morning Saturn and Mars form a line. On the 14th the crescent Moon is near Saturn, then on then 15th i...
Tuesday, May 05, 2026

UPDATE on Comet C/2025 R2 (PANSTARRS)

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  Comet C/2025 R3 captured from Caufield Australia by Con Stoitsis ©, May 4th .    Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) has been recovered in the So...

Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower 6-7 May, 2026

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The north-eastern horizon as seen from Adelaide at 5:00 am ACST on 7 May, the eta Aquariid radiant is marked with a starburst. Similar view...

Thursday May 7 to Thursday May 14

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The Last Quarter Moon is Sunday May 10. Venus climbs higher in the twilight. Jupiter dominates the north-western sky. In the morning Saturn ...