Australian monthly night sky guides Sydney Observatory

This month, join Andrew tells us how to find Jupiter and Saturn at their brightest time of the year and how to find Scorpius and Sagittarius in the winter sky.

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.

In the May sky guide, as well as showing us where to find the constellations: Orion, Scorpius, Centaurus and Crux, and the star clusters: the Jewel Box, M6 and M7, Melissa tells us the best times to see the five planets visible with the unaided eye: Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn and the best time to see the Eta-Aquarid meteor shower.

This month, Andrew shows us how to to find the autumn constellations. Tour the Milky Way galaxy from the Southern Cross to Orion in the north and discover the brightest stars in the sky.

This month, Geoff tells us the best times to see the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as well as showing us where to find the constellations Orion and Leo and the Eta Carina nebula.

This month, Melissa tells us the best times to see the planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn as well as showing us where to find the constellations Orion, Canis Major and Taurus, and the star clusters, Hyades and Pleiades.