EDITOR'S NOTE by James Chesters September 2021 Welcome to Perth Observatory's Spring Equinox newsletter. Perth Observatory Volunteer Group acknowledges we operate on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk-Noongar people. As we move into the season of Kambarang in the Noongar calendar, the Perth Hills are alive with wildflowers. There are more than 12,000 species of wildflowers in Western Australia, so it's an excellent excuse to come visit us for a Sunday guided day tour.
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However, the best views at the observatory are at night. In this edition of the newsletter, find out what's up where and when in the night sky from our star master Matt Woods. Over the next few months, we've got everything from planetary alignments and lunar eclipses to meteor showers, galaxies, and nebulas to show you. There's one thing you can say about our starry southern sky: it never gets boring. Also in this Spring Equinox edition of the newsletter, we have events a-plenty. Join us for Cosmoscon next month, celebrating Perth Observatory's 125th birthday, along with some very special and spooky events in October. Not to be missed in November is Astrofest, one of the busiest days of the year for Perth Observatory volunteers. We hope we'll see you at Western Australia's oldest observatory for an event or a tour soon. Kalamunda has long been an important meeting place for Noongar people, and our local area contains campsites and spiritual sites used from pre-contact to the present day. POVG pay our respects to Noongar Elders past, present.
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