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- August 01, 2023
Mercury and Mars remain in the evening twilight and can be seen low over the western horizon from about 15 minutes after sunset. However, while Mercury reaches greatest elongation on the 9th, it then disappears around the 20th.
- July 26, 2023
Every one of the stars you can see belongs to our own Milky Way galaxy. There isn’t a single one that lies beyond it. However, spring provides you with your best chance to see the light of stars from distant galaxies far, far away.
- July 01, 2023
Mercury, Venus, and Mars each appear close to the star Regulus this month. Mars is closest on the 10th when about 0.8 degrees will separate them, with Venus being closest from the 14th to the 16th, with 3.5 degrees between them.
- June 14, 2023
There’s nothing quite as awe-inspiring as a total eclipse. Both solar and lunar eclipses have captivated millions of people across the world for thousands of years, with many civilizations attributing the phenomena to gods or netherworld spirits.
- June 01, 2023
Venus and Mars spend most of the month in Cancer. Mars appears near the center of the Beehive Cluster on the 2nd, while Venus will be closest on the 13th, but with the cluster low in the sky, its stars might prove difficult to spot.
- May 10, 2023
Telescopes are great for exploring the night sky, and while that might be your primary reason for buying one, you might also be wondering if you can use them during the daytime too. Maybe you’re into birding, live near the ocean or simply have a backyard...
- May 01, 2023
Uranus is in conjunction with the Sun on the 9th, with Neptune also invisible. However, both Venus and Mars can still be seen in the evening sky, with the waxing crescent Moon to the lower right of Venus on the 22nd.
- April 26, 2023
On the face of it, buying a telescope might seem like a large investment - and like all investments, it’s one that’s not without its risks. However, there are two key differences between your stock market investment and your telescope: firstly, the return...
- April 19, 2023
We love the night sky, and regardless of whether we’re observing the Moon, planets, stars, or something further afield, we never miss a chance to take a telescope outside and explore the universe. Chances are you feel the same way, and you’re looking...
- April 01, 2023
Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune are too close to the Sun to be observable this month, but Mercury continues to climb into the evening twilight. Start searching low over the western horizon at about 15 minutes after sunset; the planet will be highest at greatest...
- March 22, 2023
Mention galaxies to someone and the chances are they’ll imagine a huge, spinning vortex of stars in space - but the reality is that galaxies are so much more than that. For example, if you were to ask those same people how many stars are in a galaxy...
- March 08, 2023
When you think of a galaxy, you might think of a huge whirlpool of stars in space, but not every galaxy is like this. Besides regular spiral galaxies, there are barred spirals, elliptical, irregular, and even dwarf galaxies.
- March 01, 2023
Neptune is too close to the Sun to be visible this month, while Venus and Jupiter continue to shine in the evening twilight.
- February 22, 2023
A globular cluster is a huge collection of stars grouped together in the shape of a sphere. Globular clusters can contain hundreds of thousands of stars, all tightly packed within a space roughly 60 light-years in diameter. It’s not known for sure how...
- February 08, 2023
It can be a little confusing trying to learn about telescopes when you’re just starting out in astronomy, and you may be afraid of appearing clueless at your club’s next observing night. Besides the seemingly endless hardware choices, there are a lot...
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