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  • The August Total Solar Eclipse from the Best Locations!

    Today we are going to talk about the eclipse. We will very quickly deal with the August 12th total solar eclipse from here in Ireland. The sky will get darker and then brighten up again before the Sun sets. That is the partial eclipse that we will get from here in Ireland. As I’ve mentioned…

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  • The Other Thing on the 12th of August: The Perseid Meteor Shower

    We have just over a week to go until the eclipse, and don’t worry, at least the next post on this website will deal with the eclipse. Between 6 and 8 o’clock in Ireland, so 5 and 7 UTC, the sky will darken as the Moon moves in front of the Sun, making planets like…

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  • The Stars in August and a Better View of the Planets

    Today we are going to continue looking at the coming month of August. We’re going to take a look more at the stars, the constellations and how they’re going to change, but we are also going to take a look at the greatest elongations of Mercury and Venus from more favorable locations. If you remember…

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  • August Astronomy: The Planets, The Perseids, and The Eclipse!

    Today we are going to take a look ahead into the coming month of August and of course, we have been looking ahead into the coming month of August all year long because August 12th is the date of the total solar eclipse that’s going to be visible across a large portion of Europe as…

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  • Shooting Stargazing: The Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Shower from All Over the Pacific!

    Today we’re going to revisit the Southern Delta Aquariids, which are the main meteor shower that we are going to be seeing at the end of the month. I briefly mentioned this meteor shower, and some of the other meteor showers that we’re going to see, at the beginning of the month in an earlier…

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  • An Old Conjunction of Uranus and Mars: Back in 1988!

    Today we are going back in time to take a look at a conjunction. We aren’t going too far back, some of you may know that we have gone back into prehistory to take a look at things before. We’re only going back to 1988 this time and we’re going to be looking for a…

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  • The Constellations, Saturn, and Mars in Late July!

    Today we are going to take a look at the sky for later in the month of July, starting with the stars and the constellations that we’re seeing before moving on to some planets at the end. We are finally getting away from the summer solstice, so the days are getting shorter. That means we’re…

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  • An Almost Moon: Quasi-Satellite Kamo’oalewa

    Today we are going to be taking a look at something that is not quite a moon of the Earth. Before that however, speaking of the Moon, we are on the 14th of July, the New Moon is almost right in front of the Sun, as the New Moon should be. Of course, you wouldn’t…

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  • Mercury Occults the Earth: A Transit Seen From the Sun!

    Today we are going back in time to 2019, so not particularly far back in time. We’re going back to 2019 to the 11th of November to take a look at a transit of Mercury. On the 11th of the 11th 2019, if we take a closer look at the Sun in the evening before…

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  • Comet 10P/Tempel: Right on the Edge of Visibility

    Today we are going to be taking a look for a comet. The comet we’re going to take a look at is starting to be visible, it’s starting to come in towards the Sun and get closer towards the Earth, but it won’t reach its closest to us until we get into August. Nonetheless, we…

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