During the last month of winter in the northern hemisphere, prominent constellations in the night sky include Orion, Taurus, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Gemini, Auriga, Leo, Ursa Major, and Cancer. In February’s night sky review, […]
Constellations that are prominent in the south at around midnight at this time of the year include Gemini, Cancer, Canis Minor, and the “head” of Hydra. Although these constellations are not particularly rich in easy […]
The Sun starts December traveling eastwards through the constellation Ophiuchus, and will cross into the constellation Sagittarius on the 18th, four days before the Winter Solstice occurs on the 22nd in the Northern Hemisphere, and […]
October’s night sky presents the opportunity to see the Summer Triangle in the southern sky in the early evening. Meanwhile, to the east of Cygnus is another famous asterism, namely the Great Square of Pegasus. […]
The September Equinox occurs at 07:50 UTC on the 23rd of September. On this date, the Sun will be directly over the equator and as a result, the day and night of September 23rd will […]
The Summer Triangle, whose outline is marked by the brightest stars in the constellations of Cygnus, Aquila, and Lyra, appears almost directly overhead at midnight in the August night sky. Meanwhile, the stunning constellation of […]
In the July night sky, the Summer Triangle dominates the northeast and east celestial heavens. Found among this huge asterism consisting of the constellations Lyra, Aquila, and Cygnus can be found double stars, famous variable […]
The June Solstice occurs at 15:54 UTC, on the 21st of June. At this time, the Sun will be directly above the Tropic of Cancer, which signifies the first day of summer in the northern […]
Favourable illumination on the night of the 13th and then again on the night of the 25th will offer lunar observers two excellent opportunities to view a major cleft, known as the Alpine Valley. This […]
The map above shows the areas of the Earth’s surface from which a total eclipse of the Moon by Earth’s umbra, or dark shadow, on the night of the 21st of January can be observed. […]
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