3rd – Jupiter at Opposition. Jupiter will be at its closest to Earth and fully illuminated by the Sun and easily seen in the sky.…
13th – New Moon 13th – Total Solar Eclipse visible from Northern Australia and Pacific Ocean. Partial Solar Eclipse visible from Eastern Australia and New…
15th – New Moon 20th – Astronomy Day 21st, 22nd – Orionids Meteor Shower. Averaging around 20 meteors per hour during its peak. Best viewed…
16th – New Moon 22nd – September Equinox. There will be nearly equal amounts day and night throughout the world. The first day of Autumn…
2nd – Full Moon 6th to 20th – Curiosity Rover due to land on Mars 12th, 13th – Perseids Meteor Shower. One of the best…
3rd – Full Moon 19th – New Moon 28th, 29th – Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor shower. Raining down 20 meteors at it’s peak, this meteor…
4th – Full Moon 4th – Partial Lunar Eclipse. The Moon passes behind the Earth, so that we can see the Earth’s shadow on the…