A partial Lunar Eclipse occurs this Friday morning (28th August 2026).
At maximum eclipse, 93% of the Moon's surface will be covered in Earth's shadow.
Graphic courtesy of the Centre for Astronomical Heritage and uses information from the South African Sky Guide.
Southern Cape Astronomy Club meets at least once a month for stargazing or observation evenings close to new Moon or during astronomical related events. The well-established club is based in Pearly Beach just outside Gansbaai.
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Read MoreJust a quick stack of a few DSO's from the early hours on Sunday morning (11/10/2026).
Three images with an S30 Pro on EQ mode from last night (04/1/2026).
With the Moon out of the way and weather improving somewhat, there was a few hours gap last night for collecting a few photons.
We've had some good weather the last couple of weeks; here are a few astro images.
We're getting some good stargazing weather in Pearly.
Some images from this morning's (28/08/26, at 04:30) partial Lunar Eclipse from Kagga Kamma in the Cederberg.
