I believe Orion is the only constellation you can see in both hemispheres. The milky way is fab in Australia but other constellations a little dull.

I saw so many shooting stars in Australia, particularly in the bush. Lovely!

Merlot

At the north pole only the northern hemisphere constellations are visible. At the equator all constellations are visible over a year.

Constellations are a mythical - there are many real objects that are more interesting.

That answers the question then. Does this mean we get to see what we see in the UK in Australia but looking different?

Hey, mythical is good especially if it gets the younger ones interested in what is around them. My niece and nephew love picking them out from the sky. Nicer to see them doing that than picking out the next designer outfit and some faceless shop me thinks.

Thanks
Merlot

Indeedee - and may spark further interest:



Orion’s Belt

Thank you for that!

M

You'll get to see most stuff but not all. Fairly much, all the stuff in the middle (i.e. looking south when up north and looking north when down south) will be the same but upside down. However you wont see the big dipper and the north star from Oz and you don't get to see the Southern Cross from the UK. The Southern Cross can be seen from some northern hemisphere places closer to the equator because it is not over the south pole.

Like everything else there a whole bunch of new stuff to learn and enjoy.

Cheers
Alistair

Thanks for that, you certainly do learn something new every day.

Something to look forward to on my return to Australia.

Cheers
Merlot