Witnessing a total solar eclipse is a wondrous and unforgettable event!\nEclipse Chasers is a guide to past and future Australian total solar eclipses, exploring historical and cultural knowledge, as well as featuring five upcoming eclipses that will be visible in Australia.\nThe science of eclipses is explained, as well as how to prepare for an eclipse and view it safely. For upcoming eclipses the best locations to view each one are revealed, alongside tips for taking photographs.\nThe book also reveals untold stories of how past Australian astronomers observed the total eclipses that have occurred since European settlement, and how these eclipses were celebrated in popular culture, poetry and art. It explores the great significance of solar eclipses for First Nations peoples, and their observations and cultural meanings.\nEclipse Chasers showcases the drama and beauty of total solar eclipses and is essential for anyone fascinated by these amazing events.\nFeatures: 
An easy-to-understand guide to the science of a solar eclipse. Reveals inspiring stories about total eclipses in Australia, including stories of women and their often-unacknowledged involvement in science. Features First Nations observations and cultural meanings of total solar eclipses from a First Nations Elder and cultural astronomy expert. Includes locations and times to safely view a series of total solar eclipses coming up over the next two decades in Australia: April 2023; July 2028, Nov 2030, July 2037 and December 2038. Includes advice on total solar eclipse photography. The book includes information for teachers, and teacher notes will be available from the CSIRO Publishing website.

Eclipse Chasers

History

Lomb, Nick

Stevenson, Toner

Australia & Oceania

CSIRO Publishing

A visually spectacular guide to the history, science and significance of Venus’s rare transits across the sun—the perfect companion to the transit on June 5, 2012 (the last one until 2117!) A transit of Venus is one of the rarest and most historically significant planetary alignments—since the invention of the telescope in 1608, there have been only seven. A must-have for all sky-watchers, Transit of Venus is packed with scientific and historical context—for example, astronomers calculated the distance from Earth to the Sun by studying the 1769 transit, which Captain Cook famously sailed to uncharted Tahiti to observe. Here also is an unsurpassed breadth of visual material: NASA photographs of Venus, illustrated observations of earlier transits, and rarely published images of the instruments and expeditions made to study them. With this book, the grandeur and history of transits will be accessible to everyone interested in the ceaseless, wondrous movements of the planets in our solar system.

Transit of Venus: 1631 to the Present

Science & Math

Astronomy & Space Science

The Experiment

The Australasian Sky Guide will tell you everything you need to know about the southern night sky. With month-by-month features and sky maps for viewing the Moon, planets, stars, and constellations, it is ideal for stargazers who are beginners and experts alike. Including the latest information on the solar system, as well as key celestial events of 2023 such as the total eclipse of the Sun in April, the Supermoon and Blue Supermoon in August, the partial eclipse of the Moon in October, and more. Wherever you are in Australia or New Zealand, you will be able to estimate local rise and set times for the Sun, Moon, and planets, and be guided by descriptions of what you can see and where to spot it. Compact, easy-to-use, and reliable, this popular guide by astronomer Dr. Nick Lomb has been a must-read for viewing the night sky for over 30 years. This year's guide includes a feature by Wiradjuri astronomer Kirsten Banks exploring First Nations constellations.

2023 Australasian Sky Guide

NewSouth

Featuring monthly sky maps, with details of the movement of the planets, stars and constellations, the 2025 Australasian Sky Guide is a must-have handbook to the year' s most exciting celestial events. Opening with a guest essay by Gadigal woman Aunty Joanne Selfe on First Nations Understandings of the Cosmos, the book offers the latest information on the solar system and its history, as well as tips for optimal viewing. This popular guide by astronomer and author Dr Nick Lomb provides stargazers with the ultimate companion to the southern night sky.2025 HIGHLIGHTSOpposition of Mars in JanuaryEclipses of the Moon in March and SeptemberMercury, Venus and Saturn close togetherEta Aquariid meteor shower in MayPartial eclipse of the Sun in SeptemberSupermoons in November and DecemberGeminid meteor shower in December

2025 Australasian Sky Guide

2007 Australian Sky Guide

Powerhouse Publishing

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