The "lost asteroid" 203 000 km from us
Passing at half the distance to the Moon, the "lost asteroid" was just 203 000 km from us on the 15th May...
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Jupiter closest to Earth
This week, Jupiter is at opposition, making its closest approach to Earth for 2018. I caught the planet rising over Kleyn Kloof Nature Reserve...
Venus
Venus, setting in the west, is prominent shortly after sunset in our evening skies at present, but it's NO TOURIST PARADISE...
May's STARGAZING evening (Saturday 12th)
With no Moon around, come and catch some starlight with us...
Sirius, bright star & Nova ASASNN-18fv
If you look straight up at this time of the year after sunset, the first star to pop out during twilight is...
Stargazing Evening (17 March 2018)
Join us for an evening under the stars at Pearly Beach from around 20:00 onwards on Saturday 17 March.
Under the Full Moon
Just because that bright Moon is around doesn't mean we can't look at stars...
82% Illuminated Moon & lunar eclipse 31 Jan 2...
The Moon after first quarter, heading towards a Full Moon and the first of two lunar eclipses of the year on the 31 January...
NGC 3372 & NGC 2070, Eta Carinae & Tarantula ...
Had half a gap last night and wanted to take a look at Nova Musca, but settled on eta Carinae & the Tarantula...
Stargazing Evening (10 February 2018)
Join us for an evening under the stars in Pearly Beach.......
Feedback stargazing evening (13/01/2018)
The small amount of cloud as the Sun disappeared below the western horizon did not put a damper on the Club's first stargazing...