If you’ve been keeping an eye on the early evening sky this past month, you’ll know that there’s been plenty of action when it comes to three of our naked-eye visible planets. Jupiter, Venus and Mercury have been dancing in the evening twilight....
The evening delight continues for happy stargazers on 17th June. The three naked-eye planets visible are Jupiter, Venus and Mercury. They appear in the constellation of Gemini. Can you see the two brightest stars of Gemini, Pollux and Castor, below the three planets...
What happens during solstice? The June Solstice, also known as the winter solstice, marks the day with the most number of night time hours in the southern hemisphere. The Sun appears at its lowest in the sky, with the least angle to Earth, and we receive less sunlight...
You’ve probably heard about ‘Supermoons’, but what about ‘Micromoons’? In the strictest sense, these aren’t astronomy terms — ‘supermoon’ was coined by an astrologer, and some people are still convinced that the extra...
It’s Star Wars Day. May the fourth be with you! Of course it’s a wonderful turn of the phrase “May the force be with you” from the Star Wars movies! And it’s a great time to get out under the stars and gaze into our wonderful Universe. On...
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