Jupiter will be at opposition on Saturday Dec 7 at 21h by Universal Time.
Here is the evening scene Continue reading “Jupiter between the horns of Taurus”
Category: astronomy
Astronomical Calendar 2025 IS READY
Better late than never! Continue reading “Astronomical Calendar 2025 IS READY”
Moon, Mars, Manger
A “trio” will form in the night between November 20 and 21. Continue reading “Moon, Mars, Manger”
Leo extinguished?
Tonight the Lion may roar or merely tweet. Continue reading “Leo extinguished?”
Hour given back
Clocks in Britain are to be twisted back Continue reading “Hour given back”
Orionid meteors meet the Moon
You may be able to notice, in the hours after the coming midnight, a few meteors whose paths Continue reading “Orionid meteors meet the Moon”
Small worlds, small words
About once a year comes a perigean full Moon, an event popularly called a Supermoon because the Moon is nearest and thus appears largest. Continue reading “Small worlds, small words”
The sungrazer, will it shine or shatter?
Here is a slightly improved version of our space view of the extraordinary path of comet C/2024 S1 ALAS. Continue reading “The sungrazer, will it shine or shatter?”
Plummeting to skim the Sun
Here’s a first diagram:
Draco and the law
Meteors of the annual Draconid shower Continue reading “Draco and the law”