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January 2021 — Night Sky Guide & Key Dates
As another year draws to a close, here at Astronomy Trek we would like to wish all our readers out there a very happy and healthy 2021! January also offers a great chance to observe […]
Year: 2020
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100m Liquid Telescope To Be Placed On The Moon
An international team of astronomers want to build a 100 meter in diameter telescope on the Moon. No this is not the plot of some sci-fi movie, it is very much something that could happen […]
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December 2020 — Night Sky Guide & Key Dates
December 1st marks the start of the meteorological winter, which by definition, lasts from December to February. By contrast, the astronomical winter stretches from 21 December to 20 March 2021. Fascinating celestial events to look […]
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Water Discovered on Sunlit Surface of the Moon
NASA’s flying SOFIA telescope has confirmed the presence of water on the Moon’s sunlit surface. This proves that water is not just present in the shadowy craters, but could be all over the lunar surface. […]
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The Night Sky This Month: November 2020
November’s night sky brings a wealth of astronomical delights for stargazers to enjoy. The list of celestial events include the Taurids and Orionids meteor showers, planetary close approaches and a penumbral lunar eclipse. So without […]
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The Night Sky This Month: October 2020
Prominent constellations that can be seen in October include Cetus, Pisces, Aries, Triangulum, and Andromeda. Meanwhile, Cassiopeia and the Milky Way are both nearly directly overhead, with the Milky Way stretching across the sky from […]
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Dwarf Planet Ceres Found to Be an Ocean World
Ceres is the Asteroid belt’s largest object, making up around one third of the total mass or the entire belt. This dwarf planet is the largest remnant of what could have been a planet, had […]
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The Night Sky This Month: September 2020
This year, the Summer Equinox occurs at 13:30 (UTC) on the 22nd of September. At this time, the Sun will be directly overhead at the equator, and the hours of light and darkness will be […]
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The Night Sky This Month: August 2020
In the August, the Milky Way can be seen passing through the constellations of Sagittarius, Cygnus, Lyra, Aquila, Cassiopeia and Perseus. Meanwhile, the year’s most reliable meteor shower, the Perseids, is expected to peak on […]
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Black Neutron Star Discovered by LIGO
Astronomy is very much a work in progress and our understanding of it is still lacking. Several topics in astronomy are well understood, others are approximated by complex models and simulations. Up to very recently […]