Night Sky Guide
Discover what’s visible in the night sky across Australia with monthly stargazing guides, celestial events, meteor showers, and observing tips.
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What’s Up in the Night Sky: November 2026
November brings meteor showers, close planetary encounters and some excellent pre-dawn observing opportunities. From the Taurids and Leonids to a striking Mars-Jupiter conjunction and Uranus at opposition, there’s something happening throughout the month. Celestial Events and Conjunctions 3 November: Moon, Mars and Jupiter Alignment Look to the eastern sky from around 1:20 am AEST to…
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What’s up in the night sky: October 2026
October brings a mix of planetary highlights, meteor showers, and a few beautiful conjunctions worth staying up for. Here’s what’s happening in the night sky this month. October’s celestial events and conjunctions 5–8 October: Moon, Mars and Jupiter Conjunctions Over 4 mornings, the waning crescent Moon sweeps past Mars and Jupiter. On the 5th it…
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What’s Up in the Night Sky: September 2026
September brings one of the richest night‑sky calendars of the year, with lunar occultations, planetary conjunctions, meteor activity and a beautifully shifting Moon that moves through every major phase.
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What’s Up in the Night Sky: Celestial Events for August 2026
August rolls in with that familiar mid‑winter crispness. This month is absolutely stacked with celestial action: lunar occultations, planetary meet‑ups, meteor showers, a global solar eclipse, and a perfect New Moon window right in the middle for deep‑sky imagers. Major Lunar Phases & Eclipses New Moon — Thu, 13 Aug at 03:37 AEST Dark‑sky lovers…
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Night Sky Events 2026: Discover Meteor Showers, Eclipses & More
Discover every major astronomical event in 2026, including meteor showers, eclipses, planetary conjunctions, supermoons, and more with this Australian astronomy calendar.