Astronomy & Space by Noeleen Lowndes

~ Breathe in softly, look up and see the wonders of your Universe ~

​~ For all current observations of the night sky please go to my Astro Blog Page  ~
http://www.mystardustobservatory.com/astro-blog

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~ 2026 Lunar Eclipse - Southern Astronomical Society ~
Mar 3, 2026 starting at 7 pm 

~ Total Lunar Eclipse times in Queensland ~

​Partial Eclipse begins: 7:50 pm
Full Eclipse begins: 9:04 pm
Full Eclipse ends: 10:02 pm
SAS Event ends: 10:30 pm

 Location Oxenford Pony Club Charlies Crossing Road North
Upper Coomera, QLD 4209
 
This is a FREE community event,
Please go to the SAS website to download location map and reserve your FREE spot
https://www.sas.org.au/

~ Spotless surface on the Sun today 25th February 2026 ~
After nearly four years we have had three consecutive sunspot free days!

Please read more at Spaceweather.com at:
https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=24&month=02&year=2026

~ A beautiful solar halo around the Sun on the 9th February 2026 ~

~ Image taken with a Canon G7x Mark11 camera on manual focus ~

~ Magnificent Andromeda Galaxy (M31) & it’s two satellite Galaxies M110 & M32 ~

~ Image taken at my Stardust Observatory with Seestar S50mm telescope ~

Read more on my blog at:
​ https://www.mystardustobservatory.com/astro-blog/-andromeda-galaxy-m31-its-two-satellite-galaxies-m110-m32

​~ Large active Sunspot AR 4366 on surface of Sun 5th February 2026 ~

~ Image taken with a Seestar S50mm telescope with attached solar filter for safe viewing and imaging of the Sun ~

~ The secrets of the Universe ~

​"This is so beautiful"
​NASA Releases 25 Jaw-Dropping Space Images of 2025

Take a journey across space and time through the best space images of 2025, captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble, Chandra, and other powerful observatories.

​What’s Up: February 2026 Skywatching Tips from Science at NASA

Science at NASA home page: https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching/whats-up/