1 Jan 00:00 AEDT (31 Dec, 13:00 UT)15 Jan 23:00 AEDT (12:00 UT)31 Jan 22:00 AEDT (11:00 UT) The chart accurately matches the sky on the dates and times shown for Sydney, Australia. The sky is differen

1 Thursday The Moon’s libration makes it favourable for viewing features near the southern pole today. At 21:06 UT, Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, can be seen emerging from behind Saturn’s disc. Callis

BEST TIME TO SEE: As shown Jupiter is a magnificent planet to observe. Through the eyepiece, it presents a tangible disc full of detail. Weather and local seeing effects can reduce the visibility, but

10x 50 Winter skies teem with sparkling star clusters and one of the finest is M35, aptly dubbed the Queen of Clusters. Find mag. +2.9 Tejat (Mu (μ) Geminorum) and put it at the southeast edge of your

Messier 35 is a superb open cluster near the foot of Castor in Gemini. It marks one corner of an isosceles triangle formed with mag. +4.2 1 Geminorum and Propus (Eta (η) Geminorum). Located 2,800 ligh

It’s easy to get downhearted during these long weeks in the dead of winter, but all sorts of little treats can pop up to help us through. A wet day only six hours long doesn’t have a lot to offer to t