Meteors of the Eta Aquarid shower are most likely Continue reading “We cross the Halley stream in May”
Category: astronomy
Lyrids and Mosquitoids
Look in the sunset-to-midnight hours of April 21 and 22 Continue reading “Lyrids and Mosquitoids”
Fish out of hiding
The four-planet crowd in the dawn twilight is better placed Continue reading “Fish out of hiding”
Hormuz and Ormuzd
There is a strait on the Moon, Continue reading “Hormuz and Ormuzd”
Four planets tangle
Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Neptune move into a grouping Continue reading “Four planets tangle”
Easterly comet
April is the month when Comet C/2025 R3 PANSTARRS comes whiling down Continue reading “Easterly comet”
Artemis aims at the Moon
Space ship Artemis II, Continue reading “Artemis aims at the Moon”
Easter-heralding Moon
The Easter Sunday rule, as explained in our page about Continue reading “Easter-heralding Moon”
Lagoon-Trifid gateway and the nebula of names
Two beautiful nebulae, bright clouds about 5,000 light-years distant Continue reading “Lagoon-Trifid gateway and the nebula of names”
Slippery slope to spring
The Sun has climbed across the equator into the northern hemisphere of the sky, as shown Continue reading “Slippery slope to spring”