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June 20, 2020

How To Find Sagittarius

This short video shows you how to find the constellation of Sagittarius.
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June 16, 2020

How To Find Matariki in 2020

To find Matariki you have to get up before dawn and catch this beautiful cluster rising just before the Sun. The sky will be brighter because of the approaching dawn so Matariki can be tricky to spot if you don't know where to look. This video shows you how to find Matariki.
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June 15, 2020

How to find the sombrero galaxy

In this little video we'll show you how to find the beautiful Sombrero Galaxy. This is easy to spot and is a very distinctive looking galaxy. The galaxy is about 28 million light years away near the constellation of Corvus. We start by showing you how to find Corvus and assume you already know how to find the Southern Cross. If you don't know how to find the Southern Cross then watch our video called "How to Find The Southern Cross". Try this out and let us know if you found the Sombrero Galaxy.
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May 24, 2020

How to find a black hole

With this video you will be able to find a star that is possibly in a binary pair with a black hole. It's 1000 light years away and is the closest black hole to us.
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May 23, 2020

How to find Scorpius

This is a short video to help you find the constellation Scorpius.
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May 23, 2020

Astronomy is a subject that connects us all.

Celestial objects have looked down on every event that has affected humanity; times of conflict or celebration, times of famine or plenty, times of disease or vitality.
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April 4, 2020

April 2020 in the sky

If you are stuck inside the house this April, we are bringing you the Universe. Also some space News and what's going on in the world of space and astronomy. Come stargazing in our podcast as we look at the stars of April 2020!
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August 1, 2019

What’s in the sky in August 2019

Prepare your telescopes, we have two amazing planets to observe. If you don’t have telescopes, join us at Space Place at Carter Observatory where we..
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January 19, 2019

Navigating the Night Sky – Part 4

This is the fourth video in the series and looks at the area between the Southern Cross and the Diamond Cross, along the Milky Way, in the Southern Sky. You'll need binoculars to see the objects in this video.
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December 30, 2018

Navigating the Night Sky, Part 1

A quick video to show the basics of finding stuff in the night sky, no telescopes or binoculars required, just your eyes. This is part 1 so it's just the basics of a few bright stars and two constellations in the Southern Sky.
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December 24, 2018

How to Find the Clusters Omicron Velorum and NGC 2516

Just by the False Cross in the Southern Sky are the two beautiful clusters Omicron Velorum and NGC 2516. These are very easy to find, you just have to navigate from the Southern Cross to the False Cross.
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May 29, 2018

Mars and a new telescope

Using a telescope for the first time is not the easiest thing to do, expectations need to be realistic.
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February 26, 2018

One stardate to rule them all

Here’s some hints on how to survive a Stardate without harming yourself or other astronomers.
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December 27, 2017

The Binos Have Arrived

Milky-Way.kiwi just purchased a pair of Celestron 15x70mm Binoculars and this is the first of a series of articles on how we put them to good use!
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December 20, 2017

Preparing for Monday

So you got your binoculars for Christmas, now what? If you live in the Southern Hemisphere then much awaits you. Same in the North, just I didn’t write about it here.
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