Please Look Up
Tune in each month for a guided tour of the night sky as seen from Perth, Western Australia.
Each episode highlights all of the fascinating constellations, planets, and asteroids that you should be keeping an eye out for in the night sky. And don't worry, we'll also be highlighting the latest in space news so you'll always be in the know when it comes to the extra-terrestrial.
Please Look Up is brought to you by https://particle.scitech.org.au/ (Particle) and powered by http://scitech.org.au/ (Scitech).
- Update frequency
- every 25 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
What's Up In The Sky? September Stellar Stargazing Guide!
This episode contains
Sexual References
Coarse Language viewer discretion advised
Morgan joins Leon this episode, & asks all the hard hitting (not silly) questions.
Theres a Total Eclipse of the Blood …
What's Up In The Sky? August's Stellar Stargazing Guide!
The Night Sky!
Stuff we will see: It's all about the Milkyway in August (just look up!)
Stuff we won't see: Southern Hemisphere misses out on the Perseid meteor shower (lucky you if you're in the north…
What's Up in the Sky? July's Stellar Stargazing Guide!
This week on Please Look Up, we’re climbing 2700 metres above sea level to check out a telescope so powerful it’ll basically binge watch the universe.
The Vera Rubin Observatory has a 3.2 gigapixel ca…
June 2025: Wolves, Rockets, and the Great Stonehenge Conspiracy
Beth and Leon are back with your monthly galaxy guide and a cracking mix of cosmic banter, dodgy Latin puns, and eyebrow raising Aussie aerospace news recorded at SciTech on Whadjuk Noongar land.
In t…
May 2025: Moon Quarters, Lion Kings, and Neptune’s Festival
Join Leon and Beth for your monthly dose of stargazing tips, mythological deep dives, and cosmic commentary, recorded at SciTech on Whadjuk Noongar land.
In this episode:
What’s Up This Month? [01:00] …
April 2025: Saturn's Moons, The Media, and Blueberry Cheese
Please Look Up Podcast | April Edition
Join Leon and Beth (with special April Fool's guest Producer Morgan!) for your monthly dose of space news, astronomy tips, and cosmic commentary—recorded at SciT…
March 2025: Equinox, Asteroid Worries, and the Hare in the Sky
Join Leon and Beth for this month’s PLU Podcast, your ultimate guide to the night sky over Borloo! As the warm evenings of Bunuru continue, March offers stunning celestial sights, with Mars and Jupit…
February 2025: Planet Parade, Orion’s Hunting Dogs, and Volcanic Moons
February’s night sky is putting on a show! This month, Leon and Beth guide you through a rare planetary parade, where every planet—including Mercury—is visible at once. Learn how to spot Venus at pea…
January 2025: Cosmic Wonders – Mars, Planets in Line, and a Starry Treat!
Get ready for a spectacular January night sky! This month, we’ll take you on a stargazing journey featuring Mars at opposition, a rare planetary parade visible from Perth, Western Australia, and the …
December 2024: Meteor Showers, Star Clusters, and Celestial Wonders!
Get ready for a spectacular December night sky! This month, we’ll guide you through dazzling meteor showers, breathtaking star clusters, and other celestial wonders visible from Perth, Western Austra…
November 2024: Mountains, Nebulae and Astrofest!
Join hosts Leon and Beth as they guide you through November's celestial highlights! This month features an exciting planetary lineup in the western sky, with Venus and Mercury putting on a show after…
October 2024: The Milky Way, Meteor Showers, and Subaru
Join us this October as we explore the night sky’s wonders, from the last glimpses of the Milky Way to the dazzling Orionid meteor shower. Plus, discover the celestial beauty of Subaru. Tune in for y…
September 2024: Saturn’s Rings, Celestial Mechanics, and Space Mishaps
This month, Leon and Beth guide you through the night sky of Boorloo for September. Discover the planets Saturn and Venus, and learn about Saturn’s opposition and its upcoming equinox. The team also …
Special Edition: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
This month, Leon and Amanda delve into the fascinating story of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle debris that washed up in Greenhead in July 2023. Discover what this piece of space history is, how i…
August 2024: The Teapot, Galactic Wonders, and Space Oddities
This month, Leon and Amanda guide you through the night sky of Boorloo for August. Discover the constellations Scorpius and Sagittarius and learn why the “Teapot” is must-see. The team also dives int…
July 2024: Corvus The Crow, Lunar Research and Paralax
This month Beth and Leon take you through the night sky of Boorloo over July (As long as the winter clouds don't get in the way. The team then talks about the Constillation of the Month, Space Flight…
June 2024: Scorpions, snakes, & rants about space tourism
Leon and Beth chat about what you'll see looking up at the sky in Boorloo in June.
Featuring Antares (the moral enemy of Mars), Hydra (the giant snake) and Alphard (the lonely Librarian). Beth rants a…
May 2024: Blue last-quarter moon, why voyager got confused, and the creepy sound of pulsars.
Beth and Leon discuss what's in the night sky in May. Why Boeing starliner is having so many troubles, the oddly shaped radio telescope that was an important part of WA Broadcast history, and listen …
April 2024: A lion with beans on its head, an eclipse you can't watch, and looking at earth from space
Beth and Leon are back to tell you what you need to know about space this month.
First, what's in the sky this month, including an amazing solar eclipse that you'll be able to watch... over live strea…
March 2024: lunar lander fails, ads in space, and bad drawings of crabs
Did you know that Leon is the biggest space nerd of the Scitech Planetarium crew? This month we turn the tables and let Beth ask all the questions. We also introduce new segments for some fresh persp…