Astronomy outreach

2009 September 03

Southern Sky Almanack for 2010

A monthly summary of astronomical events, from a southern hemisphere perspective, for the year 2010. These events include the visibility of the Sun, Moon & planets, and details of eclipses.

2009 January 09

EyePics Volume 1 – The Moon

Unless you know your way around the Moon, it can be tricky to remember the names of the craters and other interesting bits of information. This guide is intended to be used at the eyepiece to help identify what you're seeing. Or perhaps better still, to help members of the public looking at the Moon through your telescope get an idea of what they're looking at.

2009 January 09

Constellation Yearbook

The starry sky is divided into 88 constellations. Of these, five are never visible from mid-southern latitudes. This Yearbook introduces the novice star gazer to all the constellations visible from the southern hemisphere.

2009 January 09

Free astronomy posters to download

A selection of full-colour high-quality posters to choose from for your astronomy outreach activities.

2009 January 08

Southern Star Wheel

The Southern Star Wheel is a revolutionary new planisphere that is a substantial improvement on previous planispheres. Get yours now!

2008 October 26

Quick Moon Facts

A list of quick facts about the Moon to add interest to your handouts.

2008 October 13

Poster pillars for mobile display

Large portable display stands for posters.

2008 August 21

Southern Sky Almanack for 2009

A monthly summary of astronomical events, from a southern hemisphere perspective, for the year 2009. These events include the visibility of the Sun, Moon & planets, and details of eclipses.

2008 July 31

Balloon models

Using balloons to demonstrate in 3D the relative sizes of stars and planets.

2007 February 11

Observing our Moon with the naked eye

Other than being a bloody nuisance when trying to observe the deepsky, the Moon is a fascinating place. It is the only celestial body (other than planet Earth) that shows surface features to the naked eye. And with binoculars you can see more detail on the Moon than the largest telescopes on Earth will show on any of the other planets.

2007 February 11

Moon photography tips

Carol Botha shares some of her experiences of photographing the Moon with a digital camera.

2007 January 30

Photographing the Full Moon with a Digital Camera

Using a compact digital camera to record the changing size of the Full Moon.

2007 January 04

Make your own impact craters

A simple but effective demonstration of how a crater is formed after an impact.