Tag: moon
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An Radharc ón Meánchiorcal: an Anailéim ar lean
In this video, we will finish dealing with the strange motion of the Sun in our sky by travelling to the equator and observing the analemma, from (almost) the sub-solar point. Of course, we will also be heading forward in time to the equinox, so while that happens at the beginning of the video we…
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The Spring Equinox at the North Pole, plus the Solstices and More!
In this video, we take a look at the sky from the North Pole, at one of the most interesting times of the year to do so, the equinox. Specifically, this is the spring or vernal equinox, the March equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. After months of darkness, the Sun is finally starting to rise.…
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From North to South and East to West: How our View Changes
In a few videos now, we’ve traveled to other locations to take a look at the sky. Of course, the differences can be pretty big if you travel to the other side of the equator, and if you are hunting down an eclipse or conjunction it will be clear that the view is different from…
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A Quick Look into March: The Equinox, Mercury and a Conjunction in February!
We are very early into the month of March, so we’re going to take a look forward at a few of the events it will contain. However, we’re also going to review a couple of the things that are happening now, at the end of February. Most of these are occurrences that have been mentioned…
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Ó Feabhra go Márta, an Cónocht, Pláinéid agus Urú!
Although this Irish language video takes a look ahead into March, there are still a few interesting things yet to happen in February. To start on a low note, Saturn will be gone from the sky at night, by now as the Sun is setting, Saturn will be out of view. Jupiter is still there,…
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100 Subscriber Q&A: Part 2, Eccentricity, Constellations and the Shape of the Moon
We’re back for part two of the 100 subscriber Q&A special, so let’s dive right in. The first question is “What makes an orbit eccentric?”. This is a great question, mostly because eccentricity is such a complex thing. Many of the planets in our solar system a lot of the orbits are minimally eccentric compared…
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100 Subscriber Q&A: Part 1, Eclipses and the Solar System
This is the 100 Subscriber Q&A special, so I’ll be answering a couple of questions viewers have submitted. It turns out, I really did only answer couple of questions, just two in this video, hence the “Part 1”, the second part coming Thursday will finish up. I ended up giving almost two answers to every…
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Upcoming Conjunctions and Where to See Them
Today we are going to be looking at some conjunctions. A conjunction is when two planets, or a star and a planet, or the Moon and a planet, or the Moon and a star, anytime two interesting things get very close to each other in the sky. Some conjunctions are close conjunctions, when the two…
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Supermoons, Micromoons and some Meteors
As mentioned in the last video, there isn’t a lot happening in the sky this month. We do of course have the Micromoon, which I will get back to, but other than that, no eclipses or oppositions or meteor showers. However, despite not having any particular showers, we will still have some meteors. We usually…
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A Quick Look ahead to February, What’s Coming up and a Live Show!
Not only is February the shortest month, but this year it also doesn’t have any particularly prominent events. We don’t have any particularly great meteor showers, comets, or eclipses. However, the sky is still changing as always. Saturn is leaving our sky as mentioned in the recent video where we took a look at the…
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