STARS and Planets (no Moonlight = more stars to see)

To know what Planets are visible on these dates, see the Moon and Planets dates.

We do not take any bookings around a Full Moon - just too much moonlight to see constellations, stars etc.

2008 dates

Nov    15  -  30....Orion, M45 -Pleiades(Seven Sisters,)LMC and SMC, 47 Tucana-globular cluster, galaxy NGC 253.

Dec    01  -  04....Aquarius, SMC, LMC, 47 Tucanae, NGC 253, NGC 2070, Orion, Pegusus,

Dec    15  -  31....as above + 'Tarantula' nebula plus a lot more too numerous to mention here.

2009 dates

Jan      15  -  31......Orion, M42, Canis Major star clusters, Puppis, Taurus, Carina,...sigh...so many things to look at...

Feb     14  -  28.......All of the above plus much more. 

Mar     14  -  31.......Saturn! Leo, Crux, Carina, Orion, Canis Major, SMC and LMC, Orion, Taurus, plus a free trip to Alpha Centauri.....

Apr     14  -  30.......All of above plus a lot more too numerous to mention here, 'cuz I don't have enough space here..

May     13  -  28.......Crux, Carina, Centaurus, Scorpio, Virgo, Leo, Saturn, Libra, Milky Way. Look out, look out! there's stars about!

Jun     12  -  26.......Best time of year! As above plus star clusters, nebulae and our own southern Milky Way....

Jul     11  -  27.......Best time of year! Sagittarius, Milky Way and a trillion stars...

Aug     10  -  25.......THE best time of year to see all above! Unfortunmately its the 'bum cushioners' who miss out on all this.

Sep     10  -  23.......Last month to see the winter constellations, open and globular star clusters, nebula and galaxies..

Oct     09  -  24.......Aquarius, Scorpio, Sagittarius, SMC and LMC, 47 Tucanae, Tarantula Nebula, etc,

Nov     07  -  23.......Orion is now coming up in east along with Canis Major, the SMC and LMC in the south and 47 Tucana

Dec     07  -  23.......Orion is now visible along with M42 and Rigel Orionis and its companion star....