What’s in the Night Sky This Month? – February 2017
On the first day of the month weather permitting, you should be able to see the four day old Moon and Mars make a close approach, passing within 2°12′ of…
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What’s in the Night Sky This Month? – January 2017
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- January 1, 2017
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The new year brings us plenty of planetary activity to get excited about, with Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury all giving us stargazing enthusiasts lots to observe this month,…
What’s in the Night Sky This Month? – December 2016
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- December 1, 2016
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There’s plenty to see this month with the dark nights, including the planets, meteor showers, features of the moon and a variety of beautiful deep sky objects. Both the 6th…
What’s in the Night Sky This Month? – November 2016
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- October 28, 2016
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The planets are not much to look at during November, so it might be a good time to get to know the Moon better, and especially the features in some…
What’s in the Night Sky This Month? – October 2016
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- September 30, 2016
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Folklore dictates that the first full Moon (which happens on the 16th of October) after the Harvest Moon in September should be referred to as the Hunter’s Moon, which is…
What’s in the Night Sky This Month? – September 2016
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- August 30, 2016
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Favourable illumination on both the 9th and the 22nd of September offers lunar observers two excellent opportunities to observe the Alpine Valley, a dramatic 7-mile-wide cleft through the Appenine Mountains…
What’s in the Night Sky This Month? – August 2016
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Favourable illumination on the 25th of the month provides lunar observers with another opportunity to view The Straight Wall, one of the first lunar features to be recorded when it…
What’s in the Night Sky This Month? – May 2016
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- May 3, 2016
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May marks not only the month of the Mercury transition and should not be missed, but it also marks the month when Mars will be closest to Earth and easily…
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