You won’t be disappointed with so much on offer for now and the start of July.

Remember, the starlight you see coming from all those stars tonight left there hundreds, and in most cases thousands of years ago, and it’s just arriving now!

Australasian Science Magazine’s Dave Reneke said, “When you stargaze you’re looking back in time.

“When you use a telescope you’re using a time machine. Cool, huh?”

If you’re new to astronomy the hardest part is learning all those stars. Don’t worry, it’s a lot easier than you think, but you won’t do it sitting inside at your keyboard.

Some people say we spend too much time indoors and not enough time observing the things around us, like the stars and planets.

But what if your screen, in this case your smartphone or tablet, can actually help you appreciate the skies more?

There are lots of stargazing apps out there, and they’re amazingly simple to use!

“Here are some of my favourites,” Dave said.

“Sky View will identify almost everything above your head at night.”

If you want an easy target try Moon Phase for your lunar viewing, then download the free NASA app, Spot the Station, to catch the space station passing over your area.

You can also download an app called Star Chart tablet or laptop. ​Star Chart puts a virtual planetarium right in your pocket. It uses state of the art GPS technology to show the current location of every star and planet visible from Earth.

“After sunset all this week the two stunners, Jupiter and Saturn appear in our winter skies all evening,” Dave said.

“This is magic! Get the family outside and just marvel at two of the best celestial sights you’ll see.” 

Jupiter and Saturn will be with us all week, then things will change dramatically in August.

Venus also steals the show this week because it looks like a brilliant white beacon high overhead.

In real terms, the planets are millions of kilometres apart, but to us here on Earth they appear to fairly close together.

It may be cold outside but winter skies are the clearest. Go have a look, you may surprise yourself!