October 2024 October stargazing Orionids Meteor Shower | 21st/22nd October This month, the Orionids meteor shower is sadly spoilt the Full Moon's glare, but under perfect, dark conditions, stargazers might expect up to 20 meteors per hour. The Orionids meteor shower...
On this night, the Moon makes a close approach to bright orange-hued star Pollux. Together with the star Castor, this pair of twins are how the Gemini constellation gets its name. Keen stargazers will enjoy seeing Mars as well which sits off above and to the right of...
Will you be trick and treating this Halloween? If you are, you’re in for treats of a cosmic kind. After the sun sets at 6.40pm, keep an eye out for Mercury which will be visible briefly on the western horizon. It will appear below brighter Venus. The two planets are...
Scorpius, more commonly referred to as Scorpio, is a large constellation that actually looks like its namesake! Sometimes it’s quite difficult to make out the shape of constellations, but you should have some success with Scorpius! It is visible all through spring...
This year, we’re set to receive four supermoons in a row, so keep your eyes on the sky. You’ve probably heard about ‘supermoons’, but what are they? In the strictest sense, supermoon isn’t an astronomy term — the name was coined by an...
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