Upcoming Events

06/07/2009 - 20/07/2009
School Holiday Fun at Gravity
07/07/2009
Moon Viewing United Nations Assoc. Quiz Night
10/07/2009
Holiday Family Space Adventures
14/07/2009
A Day in the Life of an Astronomy Student at UWA
20/07/2009
IYA Lecture: Did we really go to the Moon in 1969?

After cancelling the launch of a weather satellite, ironically due to bad weather, NASA successfully relaunched last week, marking the latest technology from the space agency to study both meteorology and climate change.
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Square Kilometre Array

Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI and ALMA/ESO/NRAO/NAOJ

The SKA is a truly international radio telescope project; over fifty times more powerful than the world’s largest existing telescope it is currently being developed by 17 countries from around the world.

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Skippy Sky jumps into view

Thursday, 02 July 2009

A new website is turning heads in the meteorological and astro community with its accurate weather forecasts, including the lowdown on all manner of cloud cover for stargazers struggling with...
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Getting closer to the moon

Thursday, 25 June 2009

As the world prepares to celebrate 40 years since the moon landing, NASA’s orbiter has successfully entered orbit around the moon to pave the way for further exploration.
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Saturn, up close and personal

Thursday, 25 June 2009

Daphnis, the tiny moon orbiting Saturn, has cast long shadows across the planet’s rings, shown in a recent image taken by Cassini.
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Artists showcase night sky

Thursday, 18 June 2009

Artists from the State’s Mid-West have provided an impressive range of original works for an exhibition called ‘Ilgarijiri – things belonging to the sky’.
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Students capture stars

Thursday, 18 June 2009

Students from across the State are capturing remarkable images of the sky, thanks to the Astronomy WA Student Research Project, hosted by Trinity College Observatory this year.
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Who are we?

About Astronomy WA

The objectives for this website are to promote astronomy with a strong focus on Western Australia's contributions to the subject, and to provide useful resources for teachers, students, and others, professional or amateur, with an interest in the field.

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About ASISTM

The Australian School Innovation in Science, Technology and Mathematics (ASISTM) project aims to bring about real and permanent improvements to the ways in which science, technology and mathematics are taught in our schools.

Many initiatives have been funded as part of this project, and this website is one part of one such initiative.
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Fun stuff

Reach out and touch the stars

Did you know we have a 3D image gallery? We've got instructions on how to build your own 3D glasses to see the images properly.

Show me those funky specs!

Phun with physics

Phun Read our review of the Phun program that lets you model all kinds of crazy physics - gravity optional.

I'm ready to have some Phun!