The Delta Aquarid meteor shower should be at its peak in the nights of July 29/30 and 30/31. But it is a low, soft “peak.” Continue reading “Soft stream from the Water Jar”
Month: July 2024
Elusive elongation
Mercury will on July 22 achieve Continue reading “Elusive elongation”
Austral fish and Aussie Rowe
Fomalhaut is the 18th brightest star of the night skies – brighter than Deneb, Regulus, Castor. But it is far south, Continue reading “Austral fish and Aussie Rowe”
Looking back to Spica
What does “west” mean? It means Continue reading “Looking back to Spica”
Happy triple birthday
As the Sun sinks underground, the Moon is born. It first emerges on July 6, Continue reading “Happy triple birthday”
Mere million, mere aphelion
Today, our planet Earth is at aphelion, the point in its orbit when it is farthest from Hêlios, the Sun. Continue reading “Mere million, mere aphelion”