Stargazing Live: Australians share their view of the sky
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An aurora chaser's dream — photographed at Wellington Park, near Hobart, in Tasmania in October 2016. (ABC Open contributor Cameron)
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This panoramic photograph taken at Siding Spring, at Coonabarabran in NSW, was made of five images stitched together. (ABC Open contributor Rob Allard)
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The Lagoon nebula/M8 (top right) together with the area around NGC 6559 (bottom right) combine to look like a giant foot over Ilford, NSW. (ABC Open contributor Peter Patonai)
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This photograph of the moon's surface was taken using an 8" RC carbon fibre telescope near Sydney, NSW. (ABC Open contributor tony_jov)
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No kangaroos on the road at Beechmont, near the Gold Coast in Queensland, but plenty of stars to see. (ABC Open contributor Tony Hanks)
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The Aurora Australis adds another level of awe to this photograph from Cape Grim, Tasmania. (ABC Open contributor Brodie Peters)
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This is called a tarantula nebula, located beside a large magellanic cloud in the southern hemisphere skies over Melbourne, Victoria. (ABC Open contributor Gregory White)
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A very good first attempt at photographing the Milky Way from Stanwell Park, south of Sydney. (ABC Open contributor bree.munro)
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This public artwork under the Northern Territory sky is named Intertwined and was made by Darwin-based artist Aly de Groot. (ABC Open contributor Helen Turner)
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The Milky Way is quite a backdrop for these cliffs at Bulli, NSW, illuminated by torchlight. (ABC Open contributor Holli Hollitzer)
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Here's a new twist on 'reaching for the stars' at Quinns Rocks, in Western Australia. (ABC Open contributor dtm153)
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A clear, starry night over Cooroy, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland of Queensland. (ABC Open contributor Helen Turner)
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The glen of Glen Innes in NSW features its own standing stones. (ABC Open contributor robynlakeman)
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The streak above this bushfire-burnt tree at Mallala, SA, is a Russian satellite with Mars, the Milky Way, Venus and Saturn also visible. (ABC Open contributor Ian Inverarity)
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For one astrophotographer, waking up extra early before work to capture the "hypnotising" night sky is absolutely worth it, at Cossack in Western Australia. (ABC Open contributor scenicdreamsphotography)
If you enjoyed this stargazing gallery, here are others from previous weeks.
Join Professor Brian Cox and Julia Zemiro live from Siding Spring Observatory in NSW as they tackle astronomy's most intriguing questions April 4-6, 2017, across ABC, ABC2 and iview.
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Supermoons, like this one photographed over Skinners Shoot in NSW, occur several times throughout any given year. (ABC Open contributor Dylan O'Donnell)
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A tripod self-portrait taken on an autumn morning at Halls Gap, in Victoria. (ABC Open contributor Etienne)
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There is lots to see in the sky above Somerset, in Tasmania, including shooting stars and meteors. (ABC Open contributor Shirley Sturzaker)
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Rays are seen from the bright star Rigel in the Orion constellation due to internal reflections from with the telescope and camera at George Town, Tasmania. (ABC Open contributor Mervyn)
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Fires burning in the riverbed at Honeymoon Gap in the NT gave the night sky this red glow. (ABC Open contributor Winter Solstice Celebrations)
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Stars circle the south celestial pole on a quiet road near Winton, in Western Queensland. (ABC Open contributor Natalie Rayner)
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This panorama is made up of 53 individual photos taken at Harvey Dam, in Western Australia. (ABC Open contributor Trevor_Dobson)
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Pre-dawn on a winter's morning at Collingwood Cove, near Vincentia in Jervis Bay, NSW. (ABC Open contributor Wes Schulstad)
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A first attempt at astrophotography at Lake Wivenhoe, in Queensland, has turned out very well. (ABC Open contributor raymondlmendes)
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This picture of M31 Andromeda taken over Geraldton, in WA, is already 2.5 million years old. (ABC Open contributor OsirisRa)
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Dust and gas are thrown off by the star Eta Carina in this mosaic taken from nine images stitched together at George Town, in Tasmania. (ABC Open contributor Mervyn)
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A full 306-degree view of the night sky above Herron Point, south of Mandurah in Western Australia. (ABC Open contributor Luke Busellato)
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The Linden Observatory is home to the Western Sydney Amateur Astronomy Group, is an ideal place for stargazing. (ABC Open contributor Gerry Flanagan)
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With a power outage in Glenrown, Victoria, it was the ideal opportunity to capture this statue of Ned Kelly. (ABC Open contributor Nevan)
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This is the Sombrero Galaxy located 31 million light years away in the constellation of Virgo. This photo was taken with a 2-hour long exposure near Humpty Doo, in the Territory. (ABC Open contributor deep_space_photographers)
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This bucket-list shot was accomplished on a clear night over Vectis, in Victoria, with southern lights shining in the distance. (ABC Open contributor Baillie Farley)
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The Milky Way forms a rainbow over the lighthouse at Fingal Head, in New South Wales, in this panorama shot. (ABC Open contributor Ryan Fowler Photography)
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This composite image of several hundred photographs captures star trails over Hobart Airport in Tasmania. (ABC Open contributor Peter Topliss)
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Using narrowband filters, which only allow light through the nebulae and not from light pollution, images like this one of the Carina Nebula can be created in Darlinghurst, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, NSW. (ABC Open contributor HughCa)
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This sculpture at Pambula, near Millingandi, in New South Wales, was stolen in 2011 and found again 80km away. It's now back where it belongs. (ABC Open contributor Peter Whiter)
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This image of the night sky over Tidal River, in Victoria, near Wilson's Promontory, was taken over a period of about 60 minutes. (ABC Open contributor _keath)
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It doesn't have to be night to appreciate the moon, spotted over Peregian Spring, in Queensland. -
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This panorama of the sky above Byron Lighthouse, was compiled using about 20 images stitched together at Skinners Shoot, New South Wales. (ABC Open contributor Rod Evans)
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The molecular hydrogen in this part of the constellations of Scorpio and Ophiuchus takes on a variety of shapes and colours at York, in WA. (ABC Open contributor Andrew Lockwood)
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A family holiday on Heron Island, off Queensland's coast, resulted in this photograph with extra thanks to a light left on at the end of the jetty. (ABC Open contributor Peter Topliss)
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An aurora over the Southern Ocean, photographed from Warrnambool, Victoria. (ABC Open contributor Skyflux)
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This is the Eagle Nebula, in the Hubble Palette, taken from Sydney, New South Wales. (ABC Open contributor astro_hugh)
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This photograph was taken at Port Willunga, South Australia, on a mid-winter night when the sky was super clear. (ABC Open contributor Dannion Hards)
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The Horsehead Nebula, a classic summer nebula imaged in true colour, pictured over Byron Bay in northern NSW. (ABC Open contributor Dylan O'Donnell)
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The craters were clearly visible on the moon over Evans Head in NSW. (ABC Open contributor Chris Hosie)
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The Milky Way is very clear when seen over Uluru at Yulara in Central Australia. (ABC Open contributor Kartikeya1986)
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The sun is approaching its 11-year solar minimum, its most quiet period — although in this view from Byron Bay in northern NSW, it looks quite active. (ABC Open contributor Dylan O'Donnell)
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Someone at Aireys Inlet on the Victorian coast owns a very powerful flashlight. (ABC Open contributor pontian69)
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A "secret" vantage point over Byron Bay in northern NSW offers the perfect place to capture the moon and the lighthouse. (ABC Open contributor Rod Evans)
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A time-lapse captures the starry night over a ploughed cane field at Bundadjarruga, or Walsh's Pyramid, near Cairns in far north Queensland. (ABC Open contributor MediaWatcher)
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After stormy weather came clear skies at Flinders Chase in South Australia. (ABC Open contributor mickw78)
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The moon and Jupiter over Benalla, in Victoria. (ABC Open contributor Rene Martens)
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The night sky over Lake Menindee, NSW, presents a wonderful opportunity for capturing the stars. Image cropped for publishing purposes. (ABC Open contributor Julie Fletcher Photography)
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