Monthly Archives: March 2015

Dazzled by the bright Southern Lights

Posted on March 20, 2015 by astrotanya

The past week saw a fantastic treat for aurora watchers. Generally it is the southern part of the country, Tasmania in particular, that sees the most impressive displays. But this aurora has been so intense that it was even seen … Continue reading →

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International Day of Planetaria

Posted on March 15, 2015 by warikl

Happy ‘International Day of Planetaria’ to everyone.  The ‘Day of Planetaria’ was first celebrated in Italy in 1990.  While this day is well recognised in Europe it has yet to really catch on in the United States or Australasia. However … Continue reading →

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Dawn eases into orbit around Ceres

Posted on March 6, 2015 by astrotanya

When NASA’s Dawn spacecraft is captured into orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres on Friday, March 6, there will be no fanfare in mission control. In fact, the spacecraft won’t even be in radio contact. There’s no need, because Dawn’s … Continue reading →

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What will Pluto look like?

Posted on March 5, 2015 by apsplanetarium

Way back in August 2005 I first started working at the Melbourne Planetarium.  I was brought in as an animator on Melbourne Planetarium’s very first, fully-rendered fulldome production ‘The Problem with Pluto’. At that time the debate was still raging … Continue reading →

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