Darkest Skies: 24th to 30th
Planets: nil
Moon* Visible during show - 9th to 23rd
New Moon 1st
First quarter 9th
Full Moon 16th
Nebulae (moonless session only)
Eta Carina Nebula, Tarantula Nebula
Open Star Clusters
Pincushion Cluster, Gem Cluster, Southern Beehive Cluster, Butterfly Cluster, Ptolemy's Cluster, NGC 6231, NGC 3114, Beehive.
Globular Clusters: (Moonless Nights)
Omega Centauri, M4
Galaxies: (Moonless session only)
Magellanic Clouds, Sombrero Galaxy, Leo Triplet, Centaurus A
Planetary Nebulae (Moonless sessions):
Ghost of Jupiter, Blue Planetary Nebula,
Multiple Star Systems
Alpha Cen, Alpha Cru, Gamma Vel, 145 CMa
Comets (Moonless Nights Only) nil
Constellations Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Crux, Hydra, Corvus, Centaurus
Asterisms Diamond Cross, Southern Cross, False Cross, The Sickle., Hook
Photography: We can take 4 photographs with your Canon, Nikon, DSLR camera
47 Tucanae,, Eta carina Nebula, Sombrero Galaxy, Omega Centauri
on moonless nights. On bright Moon nights, we photograph the Moon and bright star clusters.