Monthly sky guides

April 2021 Southern Sky Guide

March 31, 2021

Monthly sky maps from the 2021 Australasian Sky Guide published by MAAS Media. What’s in the sky this April? Constellations Constellations represent groupings of stars that have been given a name.

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What’s in the sky this March? Constellations Constellations represent groups of stars that have been given a name and more recently a border. For millennia they have been used as a tool to share significant cultural stories, events and as markers.

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February 2021 Southern Sky Guide

February 1, 2021

What’s in the sky this February? Constellations Constellations are groups of stars that form a picture. These pictures were given names and for millennia have been used as a tool for navigation and to share significant cultural stories.

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January 2021 Southern Sky Guide

December 31, 2020

What’s in the sky this January? Constellations Constellations represent groupings of stars that have been given a name. For millennia they have been used as a tool to share significant cultural stories.

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December 2020 Southern Sky Guide

December 1, 2020

What’s in the sky this December? Constellations Constellations represent groups of stars that have been given a name and more recently a border. For millennia they have been used as a tool to share significant cultural stories.

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November 2020 Southern Sky Guide

November 1, 2020

What’s in the sky this November? Constellations Constellations are groups of stars that form a picture. These pictures were given names and for millennia have been used as a tool for navigation and to share significant cultural stories.

A blue sphere depicting the constellations of the September Night Sky

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October 2020 Southern Sky Guide

October 1, 2020

What’s in the sky this October? Don't forget that Daylight Saving Time starts at 2am on October 4th in NSW, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Put your clocks forward one hour.

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September 2020 Southern Sky Guide

September 1, 2020

What's in the sky this September? Constellations Constellations represent groups of stars that have been given a name and more recently a border. For millennia they have been used as a tool to share significant cultural stories.

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August 2020 Southern Sky Guide

August 1, 2020

What’s in the sky this August? Constellations Constellations represent groupings of stars that have been given a name. For millennia they have been used as a tool for navigation and to share significant cultural stories.

An illustration depicting the constellations in white against a dark blue circle.

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July 2020 Southern Sky Guide

July 1, 2020

What’s in the sky this July? Constellations Constellations represent groupings of stars that have been given a name. For millennia they have been used as a tool to share significant cultural stories.

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June 2020 night sky audio guide, transcript and sky chart

May 31, 2020

This month, go on a journey through June’s cold and beautiful night sky with Geoff Wyatt, Sydney Observatory’s Education Program Producer and longtime astronomy buff.