Category: Astronomy
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The Constellations of November/December and the Story of Perseus
We’re back to looking at the sky as it is right now. We are technically looking into next month, but that’s mostly just to keep the Moon out of the way. We’ll be starting in the city, light pollution on its own will already obscure enough stars, the Full Moon would make things even more…
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Eclipses, Solar and Lunar, the Next Total Eclipses previewed
Rather than looking at what’s visible in the sky right now, this video goes as far into the future as necessary to see the next eclipses. Eclipses seem rarer than they are, as they are usually only visible from a particular part of the Earth, and they move around. While a solar eclipse might be…
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Na Príomhimeachtaí i Mí na Sahmna; Dreigechith agus Úránas
This video is very much an Irish discussion of roughly the same topics dealt with in the last English language video, what we can see in November. However, it isn’t a word for word translation, every video is a little different, even if they broadly deal with the same subjects. For a start, this video…
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A Quick look at the November Night Sky; Uranus and the Leonid Meteor Shower
We’re back with another monthly overview! Before we get into this month proper, we did just have a partial Lunar Eclipse which you can read a bit about in previous posts, we also just passed the Opposition of Jupiter. We have discussed oppositions and especially Jupiter in previous videos and posts as well. Jupiter is…
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The Ecliptic and some of the Most Famous Constellations
The ecliptic is a very special imaginary line in the sky, and it has been mentioned in previous videos, particularly as the location of eclipses. It’s where we see the planets and also the line the Sun lies on in the sky. The significance of this line was noticed even in ancient times, and as…
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Deep Sky Objects: Nebulae, Clusters and Galaxies
In this video, we take a look at Deep Sky Objects, those things lying outside our solar system, or even outside our galaxy, which we can see. Having dark skies with no light pollution helps and most of these objects require telescopes to see at all. From clouds of gas to groups of stars, we’ll…
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Constellations and Asterisms, a Quick Look at the Shapes in the Sky
Constellations and asterisms are a favourite topic of mine, so you can expect more vidoes on this subject in the future. As a few asterisms and constellations have come up in previous videos already, those are the ones we’re going to look at, Thankfully the Summer Triangle is still visible for at least some of…
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A Quick Look into the October Night Sky and Dark Skies
Now that we are moving into October, I need to point out some new highlights! As the Earth orbits around the Sun, our view of the stars slowly shifts. It isn’t too noticeable from one night to the next, but from month to month things noticeably shift. With planets and constellations rising earlier, we need…
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The Moon and an Upcoming Eclipse
The Moon is one of the most prominent objects in the sky. There are only a few days each month where the Moon isn’t at least a little visible for some part of the day or night, and when the Moon is full it dominates the sky. In this video, we’re going to take a…
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A Quick Look at the Northern Sky, with a bonus planet
In this video, we turn away from the Southern view of last week to take a look North. Although we are still looking at the September, the Northern Sky remains quite constant throughout the year, so we will have plenty of chances to look closer. Some of the most famous things in the sky, such…
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