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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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  • Mars and Venus Superior Conjunction in January: Something We Can’t See

    Today we are going to take a look at a couple of conjunctions that we’re not going to see in January. Some things are only visible from certain locations on Earth, for example, any solar eclipse will only be visible for a reasonably narrow portion of the Earth. This is true for many conjunctions as…

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  • Comets in January 2026: 24P Shaumasse and C/2024 E1 Wierzchoś

    Today we are going to be taking a look at a couple of comets that are going to be visible over the course of the month of January. The comets that we’re going to be taking a look at will be visible through binoculars, but they’re not going to be quite bright enough to see…

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  • A Preview of January 2026!

    Today we are taking a look ahead at the month of January. Starting nice and early in the month, we begin on just the 3rd of January. Just after sunset, the Moon will be right next to Jupiter. At just 5:30 the Moon and Jupiter are already up, right next to each other, right in…

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  • From Christmas Eve to New Year’s Morning: the Sky at the End of the Year

    As promised, today we are going to take a look at a couple of specific nights. Just at the end of December, there are a couple of dates where people may be staying up late or getting up early. We’re going to take a look at the 24th, 25th and 31st into the 1st, Christmas…

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