Tag: 2026
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Stargazing in September: Looking Ahead
Today we are going to be looking ahead to the coming month of September, but just before we do, I want to remind everyone of the partial lunar eclipse that is occurring on the 28th of August. We’re starting on the 27th and moving past midnight. Around 2 o’clock the shadow of the Earth will…
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Io and Europa: Jovian Occultations from August 19th to 30th
Today we are going to be looking at the moons of Jupiter from a couple of specific locations. Importantly, we are now past the solar eclipse. I hope many of you got to see the solar eclipse on August 12th. If you didn’t get to see the solar eclipse, I hope you at least saw…
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Our Next Lunar Eclipse: August 28th!
Today we are going to look ahead to the end of August to see a lunar eclipse. Firstly however, tomorrow is the solar eclipse, the solar eclipse that I have been talking about at least all year. Here in Ireland, we will get to see a 97% total solar eclipse if you are on the…
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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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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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