Astronomy

Perseid meteor shower 2018:everything you need to know to enjoy this stargazing August Thousands of people will watch the Perseids in August. Perhaps the most popular meteor shower of the year. The nights are warm, the skies are clear which makes it the best stargazing experience of the year. Made of tiny space debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle, the PerseidsRead more

Don't Miss the Longest Lunar Eclipse Of This Century Take your time this Friday to admire the biggest astronomical event of the event, the Lunar Eclipse. As the moon rises on Friday, July 27th in 2018 you will see the process by which the moon hides behind the Earth's shadow, a lunar eclipse. While we typically see between one and fourRead more

The February night sky What to look out for in the coming month, including a brilliant view of Venus and a penumbral lunar eclipse Constellations that are prominent in the northern sky (other than the circumpolar constellations) at this time include Cancer, Leo, Hydra, and rather surprisingly, the little, and rather faint constellation Sextans (the Sextant), squeezed in between the large constellation Hydra below it,Read more

The best Instagram photos of the Super Blue Blood Moon 31th January full moon was special for three reasons: it is a “supermoon,”  the Moon is closer to Earth, so it is brighter as usual. It’s also the second full moon of the month, known as a “blue moon.” The super blue moon will pass through Earth’s shadow to give viewersRead more

Stargazing event of the year: the Blue Moon Blue moon, super moon and blood moon combine to create moment not seen in the skies in more than 150 years. A rare celestial event will grace the skies during the coming week when a blue moon and lunar eclipse combine with the moon being at its closest point to Earth, resultingRead more

What is a binary star? The term binary star is actually a star system of two stars that orbit around one centre of mass. The brighter star is considered as the primary star, while the dimmer of the two is the secondary. A binary star is often confused with two stars that appear close together to the naked eye fromRead more

Night sky guide: January 2018 We've prepared an Astronomy Guide to the Night Sky for January 2018. Our astronomy guide contains all the information you need to gaze at the sky. Please note that it is created for amateurs and not professionals. Orion, which rises in the E at nightfall and passes due S two hours after our map times, rulesRead more

How the stars are formed What is it a star? Stars are giant balls of gas, mainly hydrogen and helium. In the core of a star, hydrogen join together to form helium. Sometimes the heat in the core of the star reaches 15 million C or even more. Imagine that a small grain of sand this hot could kill someoneRead more

Geminid Meteor Shower 2017: When, Where & How to See It One of the brightest recurring meteor showers in the sky happens in mid-to-late December, and that is the Geminids. This year, due to the almost New Moon, they should be a great sight to see, and it is happening on 14th December. But first, what is a Meteor Shower?Read more

Perseid meteor shower 2017: everything you need to know Thousands of people will watch the Perseids in August. Perhaps the most popular meteor shower of the year. Made of tiny space debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle, the Perseids are named after the constellation Perseus as the shower seems to come in the sky in the same direction as the constellationRead more