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The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is better in the Southern Hemisphere because sunrise comes later in May, where it's now autumn and they are moving toward winter.
Here's a chart showing a delicate sky trio - as seen from Australia and New Zealand - on the evening of November 15, 2023. Look soon after sunset!
Why is the Southern Hemisphere stormier than the Northern Hemisphere? Scientists look to ocean circulation and mountain ranges for answers.
Observers in the Southern Hemisphere have a chance to spot Mercury and Saturn before sunrise in early March, below bright Venus and reddish Mars.
Mercury is starting its best morning appearance for 2018 for the Southern Hemisphere. Northern Hemisphere? You might catch the moon on April 13 (maybe 14), but Mercury will be tougher to see.
See the 3 stars of Orion's Belt in the upper right of this photo? The large, reddish cloud-like region on the lower left is the Gum Nebula.
It's setting soon after the sun, but it's in the same part of the sky as this weekend's spectacular display of the moon, Venus and Jupiter.
The Southern Cross can be seen from the Northern Hemisphere, as long as you're below 26 degrees north and know when and where to look!
Fomalhaut is known as the “lonely one” or the "solitary one" because it shines brightly in a patch of sky with no other bright stars. In 2024, Saturn is nearby.
Lupus the Wolf is a constellation that lies between Scorpius and Centaurus. You have to be farther south on the globe to see the Wolf.
Crux, the constellation of the Southern Cross, is a hallmark of southern skies and contains the open cluster known as the Jewel Box.
To see Mimosa, you need to be in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is a prominent star, or at the latitude of New Orleans, Hawaii, Cairo or New Delhi.
The constellation Chamaeleon the Chameleon is a dark patch of sky that lies deep in the Southern Hemisphere and is visible any night of the year.
Beta Centauri isn’t as famous as Alpha Centauri, but together, these brilliant Southern Hemisphere stars have inspired legends and guided mariners.
Many know Orion's Belt, a short straight row of 3 stars. To the Aymara, Orion's Belt is a Celestial Bridge between the sky's Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Have you seen the Magellanic Clouds? These 2 satellite galaxies of the Milky Way are noticeable features in the skies of the Southern Hemisphere.
For millennia, humans have viewed the northern and southern lights and created myths and folklore to explain the dancing lights they saw in the sky.
Ara and Triangulum Australe are two constellations in southern skies representing an Altar and the Southern Triangle. See them on July evenings.
The summer solstice on Mars' northern hemisphere occurs at 23:35 UTC today, July 12, 2023. At that time, the north pole is pointed most directly toward the sun.
You have to go far south on Earth's globe to see the Southern Cross constellation. Bluish Acrux, aka Alpha Crucis, is its brightest star.