I have spoken about the dynamics of our Sun many times on the science hour and here on AskTheScience Guru. I even keep a close eye on what is happening in the way of solar flares and CME’s. But I certainly did not realise the extent to which th

Perseids Meteor Shower – Peak

Aug 8th, 2013

The Perseids have been in the space news already with NASA’s announcement that they have the highest rate of Fireballs of all the recognized meteor showers. Early fireballs have already been spotted, In fact I have seen a few of these myself !

Morning Glory Cloud ? – Gove NT Aug 2nd 2013

Aug 1st, 2013

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The Creative side of – ATSG

May 15th, 2013

In the tradition of several of my fellow Astronomy presenters (Fred Watson comes to mind). I have laid down one of my original songs as a recording. Written, Sung and played by myself, mastered and mixed by my friend Josh McKeough (Thanks Josh

Mars Comet Impact – A Pattern ?

Mar 6th, 2013

The discovery of the Comet C/2013 A1 and its possible impact on Mars, The Chelyabinsk Impact on Feb 15 2013 (injuring over 1500 people) , The two comets Lemmon & PANstarrs gracing the southern skies in March 2013, the near miss by Asteroid DA20

Russian Meteorite – 1 in 100 year event

Feb 17th, 2013

With all the focus on Asteroid DA 2102 no one saw it coming ! In the biggest meteorite impact since the Tunguska event of 1908 in the Siberian wilderness.This event has been quite destructive with reports of many square kilometers of glass hav

2012 DA14 NEO – Near Miss !

Feb 12th, 2013

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21st December 2012 and the FUTURE !

Dec 15th, 2012

Mayan CalendarWith the 21st of December approaching and increasing numbers of questions from people about what will happen, I feel it is time to set the record straight:There is no Nibaru, it does not exist, you could walk out your door and

The REAL Saturn, Venus & Mercury Conjunction

Nov 30th, 2012

This image floating around the net of the planets aligned over the Pyramids in Egypt on the 3rd of Dec, only happens every 2737 years, tell all your friends .. Blah …Blah .I thought it better to share what is actually happeni

The Total Solar Eclipse – Arnhem land NT

Oct 30th, 2012

I have been asked many times in the past few weeks just what will be visible of the eclipse for Nhulunbuy in Arnhem Land NT.So from the eclipse chasers site here it is:Nnulunbuy:Partial eclipse.Magnitude (along diameter): 98%Obscuration (surfac

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