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The September night sky
This month the nights become longer and we move towards unsettled weather. The autumn constellations are starting to show. Ursa Major, or the Plough, can be found low in the North. The ‘W’ of Cassiopeia is not far from the overhead point. Also on view this month we have, Aquarius the water carrier, Cetus the sea monster, Capricorns the sea goat, Pices...
Read MoreThe August night sky
Although the nights are still short they are slowly lengthening. There will be a ‘Glorious Twelfth’ for astronomers this month. On the 12th of august we will see the maximum of the Perseid meteor shower. One of the most reliable displays of shooting stars. In addition the giant planets, Saturn and Jupiter are at their closest and brightest.The...
Read MoreThe July night sky
Linger outside on a warm summer evening, and enjoy the treat of four planets in display. Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. As the sky becomes darker and the stars slowly emerge, pick out the star patterns on display in the middle of the year. Low in the south are Sagittarius and Scorpius, embedded in the glorious heart of the Milky Way. Higher in the sky,...
Read MoreThe June Night Sky
The June night sky This is the mid point of the year and June brings our summer solstice on the 21st of this month. On the 10th day of this month there is the annual solar eclipse, when a ring of the sun’s surface is visible around the Moon’s silhouette. It is a full eclipse in Northern Canada, the North Pole and Eastern Siberia. From Yorkshire the Sun...
Read MoreThe May night sky
We have not just one, but two evening stars this month, as brilliant Venus is joined by the elusive little planet Mercury. Stars:- May is the first month when the constellation of Orion is absent from the night sky altogether, and of the prominent winter stars only Capella in Auriga the Charioteer and Castor and Pollux in Gemini remain above the western...
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