Darkest Skies: 1st to 7th to the 20th to 30th.
Planets: Saturn low on horizon so wont be at its best.
Moon* Visible during show - 8th to 19th
New Moon 30th
First quarter 7th
Full Moon 14th
3rd Qtr
Nebulae (moonless session only)
Lagoon Nebula, Swan Nebula, Eta Carina Nebula
Trifid and Eagle photographically
Open Star Clusters
Pincushion Cluster, Gem Cluster, Southern Beehive Cluster, Butterfly Cluster, Ptolemy's Cluster, NGC 6231, NGC 3114.
Globular Clusters: (Moonless Nights)
Omega Centauri, M4, 47 Tucanae, Hercules Cluster
Galaxies: (Moonless session only)
Centaurus A,
Southern Pinwheel photographically.
Planetary Nebulae (Moonless sessions):
Ring Nebula, Blue Planetary Nebula,
Multiple Star Systems
Albireo, Alpha Cen, Alpha Cru
Comets (Moonless Nights Only) nil
Constellations Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Crux, Centaurus
Asterisms Diamond Cross, Southern Cross, False Cross, Hook, Teapot
Photography: We can take 4 photographs with your Canon, Nikon, DSLR camera
Eta carina Nebula, Lagoon Nebula, Trifid Nebula, Swan Nebula
on moonless nights. On bright Moon nights, we photograph the Moon and bright star clusters.