Tag: parallax

• 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…

  Caoimhín de Bhailís

  July 21, 2026

  Astronomy, Astronomy Video

  Astronomy, binoculars, conjunction, Mars, oberon, occultation, parallax, planets, science, solar-system, space, stargazing, telescope, Uranus, video

• Transit of Venus, an Occultation, and Parallax

  Today, we are going to take a look at parallax, or more so, we’re going to take a look at the transit of Venus. We’re also going to take another look at the occultation of Venus that’s coming up later this year. We’re going to jump forward to the same event that we took a…

  Caoimhín de Bhailís

  June 17, 2025

  Astronomy, Astronomy Video

  Astronomy, occultation, parallax, planets, science, space, Sun, transit, venus, venus transit 2012, video