Tag: western australia

  • The Gardens of the Night Sky 27th April to 3rd May 2024

    The Gardens of the Night Sky 27th April to 3rd May 2024

    The mornings are a veritable planetary feast, maybe head out with breakfast and cuppa to herald in the Dawn or ……. Drag the kids or grandchildren out of bed at 5.45am and look slightly north of due east and just under 10 deg. to find the planet Mercury, which in binoculars, will look like a…

  • The Gardens of the Night Sky 18th to 24th March 2024

    The Gardens of the Night Sky 18th to 24th March 2024

    On Wednesday the Earth will reach the Autumnal Equinox, from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night). On, and either side for a few days, there will be almost equal amounts of daylight and night-time hours and no, eggs cannot be stood upright on this day, but scientific Autumn, if there is such a thing,…