August 2010 night sky guide and podcast

To help you learn about the southern night sky, Sydney Observatory provides a monthly audio guide/podcast, transcript of that audio, and a sky map or chart (links below). This month’s audio sky guide is presented by Melissa Hulbert, a Sydney Observatory Astronomy Educator. You can listen online, or download the audio onto your ipod or mp3 player.

The free monthly night sky map PDF (below) shows the stars, constellations and planets visible in the night sky from anywhere in Australia. To view PDF star charts you will need to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader if it’s not on your computer already.

August 2010 night sky map

For a year’s night sky maps and much more information, you can buy ‘The Australian sky guide’ book by Dr Nick Lomb at Sydney Observatory, Powerhouse Museum, good bookshops or through Powerhouse Publishing.

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July 2010 night sky guide and podcast

To help you learn about the southern night sky, Sydney Observatory provides a monthly audio guide/podcast, transcript of that audio, and a sky map or chart (links below). This month’s audio sky guide is presented by Dr Nick Lomb, Sydney Observatory’s Curator of Astronomy until the end of 2009. You can listen online, or download the audio onto your ipod or mp3 player.

The free monthly night sky map PDF (below) shows the stars, constellations and planets visible in the night sky from anywhere in Australia. To view PDF star charts you will need to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader if it’s not on your computer already.

July 2010 night sky map

For a year’s night sky maps and much more information, you can buy ‘The Australian sky guide’ book by Dr Nick Lomb at Sydney Observatory, Powerhouse Museum, good bookshops or through Powerhouse Publishing.

Read the transcript of the audio podcast. Hear the audio podcast:

 

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June 2010 night sky guide and podcast

To help you learn about the southern night sky, Sydney Observatory provides a monthly audio guide/podcast, transcript of that audio, and a sky map or chart (links below). This month’s audio sky guide is presented by Geoffrey Wyatt, Senior Astronomy Educator at Sydney Observatory. You can listen online, or download the audio onto your ipod or mp3 player.

The free monthly night sky map PDF (below) shows the stars, constellations and planets visible in the night sky from anywhere in Australia. To view PDF star charts you will need to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader if it’s not on your computer already.

June 2010 night sky map

For a year’s night sky maps and much more information, you can buy ‘The Australian sky guide’ book by Dr Nick Lomb at Sydney Observatory, Powerhouse Museum, good bookshops or through Powerhouse Publishing.

Read the transcript of the audio podcast. Hear the audio podcast:

 

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May 2010 night sky guide and podcast

To help you learn about the southern night sky, Sydney Observatory provides a monthly audio guide/podcast, transcript of that audio, and a sky map or chart (links below). This month’s audio sky guide is presented by Melissa Hulbert, Astronomy Educator at Sydney Observatory. You can listen online, or download the audio onto your ipod or mp3 player.

The free monthly night sky map PDF (below) shows the stars, constellations and planets visible in the night sky from anywhere in Australia. To view PDF star charts you will need to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader if it’s not on your computer already.

May 2010 night sky map

For a year’s night sky maps and much more information, you can buy ‘The Australian sky guide’ book by Dr Nick Lomb at Sydney Observatory, Powerhouse Museum, good bookshops or through Powerhouse Publishing.

Read the transcript of the audio podcast. Hear the audio podcast:

 

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April 2010 night sky guide and podcast

To help you learn about the southern night sky, Sydney Observatory provides a monthly audio guide/podcast, transcript of that audio, and a sky map or chart (links below). This month’s audio sky guide is presented by astronomy expert, Dr Nick Lomb, who was Sydney Observatory’s Curator of Astronomy until December 2009. You can listen online, or download the audio onto your ipod or mp3 player.

The free monthly night sky map PDF (below) shows the stars, constellations and planets visible in the night sky from anywhere in Australia. To view PDF star charts you will need to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader if it’s not on your computer already.

April 2010 night sky map

For a year’s night sky maps and much more information, you can buy ‘The Australian sky guide’ book by Dr Nick Lomb at Sydney Observatory, Powerhouse Museum, good bookshops or through Powerhouse Publishing.

Read the transcript of the audio podcast. Hear the audio podcast:

 

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March 2010 night sky guide and podcast

To help you learn about the southern night sky, Sydney Observatory provides a monthly audio guide/podcast, transcript of that audio, and a sky map or chart (links below). This month’s audio sky guide is presented by Geoffrey Wyatt, Senior Astronomy Educator at Sydney Observatory. You can listen online, or download the audio onto your ipod or mp3 player.

The free monthly night sky map PDF (below) shows the stars, constellations and planets visible in the night sky from anywhere in Australia. To view PDF star charts you will need to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader if it’s not on your computer already.

March 2010 night sky map

For a year’s night sky maps and much more information, you can buy ‘The Australian sky guide’ book by Dr Nick Lomb at Sydney Observatory, Powerhouse Museum, good bookshops or through Powerhouse Publishing.

Read the transcript of the audio podcast. Hear the audio podcast:

 

 March 2010 night sky guide – 27 mins: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

February 2010 night sky guide and podcast

To help you learn about the southern night sky, Sydney Observatory provides an audio guide/podcast, transcript of that audio, and a sky map or chart each month.

This month’s audio sky guide is presented by Melissa Hulbert, an Astronomy Educator at Sydney Observatory. You can listen online, or download the audio onto your ipod or mp3 player. Links to the audio and the star map are below.

There is more information and detail in our annual book, written by Dr Nick Lomb, ‘The Australian sky guide’. If you are interested in the ’2010 Australian sky guide’ with information and star maps for months from December 2009 until December 2010 inclusive, plus information about the Sun, twilight, the Moon and tides, and a host of other fascinating astronomical information, you can purchase it at Sydney Observatory and Powerhouse Museum shops or online through Powerhouse Publishing.

The free monthly night sky map PDF (below) shows the stars, constellations and planets visible in the night sky from anywhere in Australia. To view PDF star charts you will need to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader if it’s not on your computer already.

February 2010 night sky map

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January 2010 night sky guide and podcast

To help you learn about the southern night sky, Sydney Observatory provides an audio guide/podcast, transcript of that audio, and a sky map or chart each month.

This month’s audio sky guide is presented by Dr Nick Lomb, Sydney Observatory’s Curator of Astronomy until the end of 2009. You can listen online, or download the audio onto your ipod or mp3 player. Links to the audio and the star map are below.

There is more information and detail in our annual book, written by Dr Nick Lomb, ‘The Australian sky guide’. If you are interested in the ’2010 Australian sky guide’ with information and star maps for months from December 2009 until December 2010 inclusive, plus information about the Sun, twilight, the Moon and tides, and a host of other fascinating astronomical information, you can purchase it at Sydney Observatory and Powerhouse Museum shops or online through Powerhouse Publishing.

The free monthly night sky map PDF (below) shows the stars, constellations and planets visible in the night sky from anywhere in Australia. To view PDF star charts you will need to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader if it’s not on your computer already.

January 2010 night sky map

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December 2009 night sky guide and podcast

To help you learn about the southern night sky, Sydney Observatory provides an audio guide/podcast, transcript of that audio, and a sky map or chart each month.

This month’s audio sky guide is presented by Geoffrey Wyatt, Senior Astronomy Educator at Sydney Observatory. You can listen online, or download the audio onto your ipod or mp3 player. Links to the audio and the star map are below.

There is more information and detail in our annual book, written by Dr Nick Lomb, ‘The Australian sky guide’. If you are interested in the ’2010 Australian sky guide’ with information and star maps for months from December 2009 until December 2010 inclusive, plus information about the Sun, twilight, the Moon and tides, and a host of other fascinating astronomical information, you can purchase it at Sydney Observatory and Powerhouse Museum shops or online through Powerhouse Publishing.

The free monthly night sky map PDF (below) shows the stars, constellations and planets visible in the night sky from anywhere in Australia. To view PDF star charts you will need to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader if it’s not on your computer already.

December 2009 night sky map

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November 2009 night sky guide and podcast

To help you learn about the southern night sky, Sydney Observatory provides an audio guide/podcast, transcript of that audio, and a sky map or chart each month.

This month’s audio sky guide is presented by Melissa Hulbert, Astronomy Educator at Sydney Observatory. You can listen online, or download the audio onto your ipod or mp3 player. Links to the audio and the star map are below.

There is more information and detail in our annual book, written by Dr Nick Lomb, ‘The Australian sky guide’. If you are interested in the ’2010 Australian sky guide’ with information and star maps for months from December 2009 until December 2010 inclusive, plus information about the Sun, twilight, the Moon and tides, and a host of other fascinating astronomical information, you can purchase it online or at Sydney Observatory and Powerhouse Museum shops from December – or possibly this month. You can check if it’s available yet through Powerhouse Publishing.

The free monthly night sky map PDF (below) shows the stars, constellations and planets visible in the night sky from anywhere in Australia. To view PDF star charts you will need to download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader if it’s not on your computer already.

November 2009 night sky map

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