Mercury will on July 22 achieve Continue reading “Elusive elongation”
Category: astronomy
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”
Plants of a summer morning
Today will seem long, in that sunset comes latest, Continue reading “Plants of a summer morning”
A goldmine of legends uncovered in the sky
The sky lore of European countries is largely lost Continue reading “A goldmine of legends uncovered in the sky”
Sunstanding
If you were to look at the Sun (but don’t!) this afternoon, you would be seeing it against a remote background of stars on the border of Taurus and Gemini. Continue reading “Sunstanding”
Olbers, his comet and his Paradox
Quarter curves
What is happening in the evening sky? Continue reading “Quarter curves”