Education

Astronomy Primers

Astronomy primers

General astronomical information for Western Australians.

Different types of astronomy

Not all observing is done sitting behind a telescope and looking at the eyepiece. In fact, with most forms of astronomy it’s actually not possible, or practical, to do it that way. In this section we look at the different forms of astronomy used to better understand the universe.
Satellites

Everything you always wanted to know about satellites but were too Earth bound to find out!
Stargazing

Useful info for a night out under the stars!
Stars

Stellar science explained!
Telescopes

Buying a telescope? Check out this information.

Featured Link

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!

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.

Read more about Astronomy WA

View our partnership sites

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.

Want to know more?