This weekend, volunteers from Curtin University in Perth are in town. Among the volunteers, two of them are astrophysicists and they happened to bring a big ass telescope up with them for Astronomy Night. It was nice to look at the night sky and actually know what I was looking at for once. I probably learned more about Magellanic Clouds, Nebulas, Pulsars, and the Andromeda Galaxy than I ever cared to, but it was pretty cool having somebody who knows what to look for in the night sky. If you ever wanted to look at a clear night sky through a telescope, Laverton is certainly a good place to do it.
holy wow!
This is such a sweet photo! Did you see the Southern Cross?
Yep, definitely saw the Southern Cross… Although the Southern Cross is pretty easy to see. It is like our big dipper, you can see it pretty much anywhere!
Great picture John. The lighting is really cool.