Tag: Milky Way
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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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May Sky Overview: Constellations and the Milky Way
Today we are going to be taking a look at the month of May generally. We will be looking generally at the month of May and taking a look at the phases of the Moon during different parts of the month as well. Just in case you didn’t catch it a couple of pieces ago,…
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The Night Sky in May: Meteor Shower, Planets and the Milky Way
Today we are going to be looking ahead to the month of May and for a change we’re going to start with sunrise at the start of the month, on May Day. Watching the first sunrise of the month immediately gives us Venus, visible early in the morning already on the 1st of May, you…
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Spiral Galaxies: You’re in One and How we Know
Today we are going to take another look at galaxies. We’ve looked at galaxies before, and you can take a look back through my archives for some examples, but thankfully they are a big topic, so there is plenty to talk about. We are going to be taking a look specifically at spiral galaxies like…
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Where you can See a Different Sky More Easily
Today, for this issue or installment, I decided to take a look at the sky from a couple of different locations and compare the kind of view that you can get. This is something that I regularly do as the sky does look from different places. Often, my focus is on comparing dark skies to…
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A Quick Look into April: What’s Coming Up in the Sky Next Month?
As we begin to come into April, I do need to mention Dark Skies and light pollution, as the first week of April is Dark Skies Week here in Ireland. The very last video I posted, an Irish language video, was all about light pollution and how much better the sky is without it, and…
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