What’s in the Sky This Week? Naked Eye & binocular astronomy

Resources for anyone interested in understanding the Western Australian night sky

Brought to you by Dr Craig Bowers

This site is for those that are interested in the night sky.

I do focus on Perth Western Australia and provide viewing information for those using just your eyes and, if you are lucky to have them, binoculars; having said that I do try to provide information for country WA locations.

I also provide interesting information on current and past astronomy and space stories in an easy to understand style. You will get no re-tweets, reposts, cut and paste information here, its all original content in simple language by a real astronomer.

Latest Article

  • The Night Sky 21st to 27th September 2024
    There are direct links to how observing nature is great for our health; astronomy is one of those. Looking at distant objects reduces eye strain and contemplating the origin of the object is relaxing. Start this week’s by viewing the 2nd planet from the Sun at 7pm sitting 20 degrees above the western horizon, Venus; formed about 4.5 billion years ago and the hottest planet… Read more: The Night Sky 21st to 27th September 2024