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- 15 May 2012, 07:33 UTC Observing the transit from Down Under
- 14 May 2012, 07:37 UTC Harry dissects the giant sunspot AR11476 to reveal its anatomy
- 9 May 2012, 03:31 UTC WP Wilson: an Australian casualty of the 1874 transit of Venus?
- 7 May 2012, 02:38 UTC Harry finds a study in contrasts as he outlines the sunspots visible on the Sun in April 201...
- 2 May 2012, 02:19 UTC Finding planets around distant stars or how to have MicroFun in New Zealand: Auckland leads ...
- 30 Apr 2012, 06:14 UTC May 2012 night sky guide podcast, transcript and sky chart
- 26 Apr 2012, 02:06 UTC 2012-06-04 Partial lunar eclipse
- 24 Apr 2012, 05:10 UTC The Moon and the Sun and the landing at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915
- 24 Apr 2012, 02:29 UTC 2012-05-07 Eta Carinae: a star at the centre of exploration and colonisation
- 18 Apr 2012, 20:00 UTC Some recent spectacular views of the Sun from Monty
- 18 Apr 2012, 02:18 UTC 2012-06-06 Transit of Venus at Sydney Observatory SOLD OUT
- 18 Apr 2012, 01:59 UTC 2012-06-03 How to safely view the transit of Venus
- 17 Apr 2012, 05:53 UTC Cook’s three voyages of exploration
- 12 Apr 2012, 11:42 UTC The centre of the galaxy and December 2012
- 11 Apr 2012, 03:00 UTC What telescope did Captain Cook use?
- 10 Apr 2012, 03:05 UTC Harry fearfully reports on the reappearance of the ‘undead’ sunspot group AR11429
- 4 Apr 2012, 03:12 UTC Where did the Moon come from? Should the origins of our nearest neighbour be reconsidered du...
- 2 Apr 2012, 06:48 UTC On Tuesday and Wednesday 3 & 4 April 2012 Venus grazes the Pleiades cluster and provides gre...
- 29 Mar 2012, 23:10 UTC April 2012 night sky guide podcast, transcript and sky chart
- 29 Mar 2012, 04:00 UTC Finding longitude: 1874 transit of Venus
- 27 Mar 2012, 05:45 UTC A significant lens telescope with links to well-known amateur astronomer William John Macdon...
- 25 Mar 2012, 21:00 UTC Aina travels to Chile to work with the Gemini South telescope
- 21 Mar 2012, 00:30 UTC Harry provides a second report on the rare type sunspot group AR11429 with its unusual rever...
- 20 Mar 2012, 01:27 UTC 2012-06-06 Experience the transit of Venus at Sydney Observatory
- 19 Mar 2012, 06:57 UTC Autumn equinox 2012 is on Tuesday 20 March
- 14 Mar 2012, 02:09 UTC The favourite constellation of the Australian summer, Orion, is still prominent in the eveni...
- 13 Mar 2012, 05:00 UTC Harry observes AR 11429 a large misbehaving sunspot group that has unusual reversed magnetic...
- 13 Mar 2012, 01:04 UTC 2012-05-30 Archeo-astronomy talk by Clive Ruggles
- 11 Mar 2012, 22:00 UTC Old Perth Observatory: where science organised a state
- 7 Mar 2012, 06:31 UTC Why did James Cook sail to Tahiti?
- 7 Mar 2012, 01:13 UTC You can enter the David Malin astrophotography competition
- 6 Mar 2012, 09:15 UTC The two brightest planets in the sky Venus and Saturn have a spectacular conjunction in Marc...
- 2 Mar 2012, 05:59 UTC 2012-05-19 ‘Transit of Venus: 1631 to the present’ with author Nick Lomb
- 2 Mar 2012, 03:13 UTC 2012-03-19 Fort Phillip: the fort that never was
- 2 Mar 2012, 03:09 UTC 2012-03-18 Fort Phillip: the fort that never was
- 2 Mar 2012, 02:45 UTC 2012-03-27 Astronomy after work: Venus, Jupiter and the Moon
- 2 Mar 2012, 02:43 UTC 2012-03-26 Astronomy after work: Venus, Jupiter and the Moon
- 2 Mar 2012, 02:23 UTC 2012-03-31 Earth Hour: the night sky as the Eora saw it
- 2 Mar 2012, 01:02 UTC 2012-03-09 A woman’s place is in the dome or from the dish
- 29 Feb 2012, 00:38 UTC Mars is approaching but not too close – the unfavourable Mars opposition of March 2012
- 28 Feb 2012, 00:54 UTC February 29th and the long journey to become the leap day
- 28 Feb 2012, 00:13 UTC Harry catches a flare with a temperature spike over a million degrees Celsius on the edge of...
- 27 Feb 2012, 04:55 UTC March 2012 night sky guide podcast, transcript and star chart
- 23 Feb 2012, 18:00 UTC 25 years since SN1987A was discovered
- 23 Feb 2012, 04:53 UTC Emily’s eventful view of the Southern Cross
- 22 Feb 2012, 00:36 UTC Harry is disappointed by the placid demeanour of the giant sunspot group AR 11416
- 21 Feb 2012, 05:45 UTC Are transits and the rotation of Venus linked?
- 15 Feb 2012, 04:21 UTC A visit to Ballarat Observatory, one of the oldest existing observatories in Australia and t...
- 14 Feb 2012, 01:07 UTC Harry observes the incredible vanishing spectrum of the massive star or double star Eta Cari...
- 8 Feb 2012, 02:05 UTC The stone survey marker on the meridian line at Sydney Observatory has an unclear history
