Peter Mead's Astro Blog

Yuri's Night at the Ballarat Observatory on 12th April

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:16:00 GMT

Ballarat Observatory is hosting Yuri's Night at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start on 12th April

On 12th April 2011 it will be 50 years to the day since Yuri Gagarin was launched into space. He was the World's first man in space.

Catalyst SKA video

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:08:00 GMT

Super-science projects like the CERN collider in Switzerland or NASA's launch facilities in America they're always overseas.
But now Australia might have its first super-science project. It won't collide things or launch things; it'll be an enormous radio telescope.

Voyager reaches edge of solar system

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:05:00 GMT

OUTER LIMITS: After a 33-year odyssey, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has reached the edge of the solar system, where there is no outward motion of solar wind

The Scale of the Universe

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT

The Scale of the Universe can be understood by using the application to zoom in and out. Click on the Read More below and then click the Play button.

Awesome astronomy picture of the day

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:55:00 GMT

I found this site, it is great. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

Take at look at the one for 21 June... awesome...!!!

Free astronomy ebooks on Borders

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:35:00 GMT

I was looking around for a more up-to-date astronomy reference book because my main reference is about 10 years old now and I found a whole bunch of free astronomy ebooks on Borders.

Malcom and Anne on NASA's Space Shuttle fleet

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:07:00 GMT

I went along to the BDAS public presentation on the (first Wednesday of the month) to find my self being very impressed indeed. Actual items from the space shuttle were on display. Rare items at that.

Southern Galactic

Mon, 31 May 2010 13:11:00 GMT

Southern Galactic and Northern Galactic International was established to commemorate the United Nations International Year of Astronomy in 2009 and was officially launched in November 2008.

Saturn shadow transit?

Thu, 20 May 2010 11:16:00 GMT

Monday night we were showing a bunch of school kids what some of the sky looked like through telescopes. A fellow club member, Brian, thought he could see a shadow transit on the surface of Saturn.