Month: January 2026
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The Colour of Galaxies and What it Tells us
Today, we are going to take a look at the different colours of galaxies, and some of the reasons behind the different colours. Just a couple of videos ago we took a look at some galaxies and how those galaxies are often classified by shape. Now that we’re getting into the month of February, our…
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A Look Ahead to the Month of February / The February Night Sky
Today we are going to be looking ahead to the night sky for the coming month of February. There are a couple of interesting things happening in February, the greatest elongation of Mercury on the 19th and an annular solar eclipse on the 12th in particular. However, because the annular solar eclipse is mostly going…
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Slán go Deo le Cúpla Cóiméid
Today we will be looking at a couple of comets and especially at two comets that aren’t going to come back. To start we’re going to look at a comet that is going to come back. WIth comets, usually, they are something that comes back again and again. We’re going to look at one that…
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Possibly the Longest Eclipse: July 2186
Today we are finally going to look 160 years into the future, plus a few months, to catch what looks like the longest eclipse we’re ever going to get, very close to the hypothetical maximum duration of an eclipse. Just before we get into it, here in Ireland and across a lot of the northern…
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My 27th Speedlang Challenge Entry: Jróiçnia
In today’s video, only the second video on my second YouTube channel, I’m going to be going through Jróiçnia, my entry to the 27th Speedlang Challenge. These are semi-regular language construction channels hosted on reddit as well as elsewhere. I’ve skipped a few since the last speedlang that I’ve put up on this website, which…
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Are They Spheres? Oblateness in Planets and Stars
Today we are going to be discussing the shape of various objects in the sky. Unfortunately, it can be tricky to actually see these shapes, especially with stars, but we will at least be discussing them. We’re taking a little bit of a break from the eclipses, although I will write another piece in the…
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Even Longer Eclipses: -743 and 2009 / Did we Already Have the Real Eclipse of the Century?
Today we are going to take a look at a few eclipses that challenge the eclipse of the century, that we will be getting next year, in terms of duration. One of these did already happen this century, but we’re going to look at an even longer, older one first. With regards the title, over…
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The Eclipse of the Century: August 2027
Today we are going to be taking a look into the future to take a look at another solar eclipses. Of course, this year we have solar eclipses coming up and you can take a look in one of my previous posts on this website to see a quick review of them. Also, if you…
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The January Sunset Constellations and The Future of this Channel
Today, we are going to be taking a look at the night sky for January, concentrating on the constellations. However, there are also a couple of things I want to say about my YouTube channel and how I will be posting videos going forward this year. If you are a regular viewer of my YouTube…
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