Tag: planets
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June and the Summer Solstice
In the previous video we took a look forward to the very early part of June, particularly the planets that we will get to see in the morning. Despite Mercury and Jupiter being too close to the Sun for us to see in Ireland, from other locations four planets would be visible in the sky…
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Solar Day, Sidereal Day, and the Parade of Planets
I mentioned in the last article that there are different ways to measure a day, among them are the sidereal and solar days. This little tidbit was not mentioned in the previous video attached to that article, just one of the many little bonus facts readers of the website get. In the above video, I…
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Transits of Venus and an Eclipse on Mars!
Continuing the theme set by last week’s video, where we looked at the transit of Mercury coming up in 2032 and the return of Halley’s Comet in 2061, we are going to look even further into the future this time. the next transit of Venus that will be visible from the Earth is almost 100…
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Comets Continued: Time to Say Goodbye to 12P/Pons-Brooks
While comet 12P/Pons-Brooks was making its approach to the Sun, it became visible to the naked eye from the Northern Hemisphere, under good conditions at least. It was also quite close to Jupiter in the sky during the recent total solar eclipse visible from North America. This lead to the comet getting a lot of…
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A Closer Look at the Saturn: The Ringed Planet
Now that Saturn is returning to the early morning sky, even becoming visible to the naked eye in the city, we are going to take a closer look at the planet. It is still tricky to see from higher latitudes, but as long as you are up early enough and have a clear view of…
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A Look Ahead to May: What We Can See as the Nights Get Shorter
We are back to looking a month ahead, to see what the sky will look like in May as we come to the end of April. In the last video, about a few meteor showers, we touched on the Eta Aquariids, which are one of the big astronomical events in May, but the sky is…
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Damhsa na Pláinéid: Conas a Bhogann Siad
In this video, we take a look at the planets, particularly their motion through the sky. We’ve looked at the motion of various planets before, but mostly individually. Here, we’re looking at the planets all together, so we can compare their movements to each other and the background of the stars. We’ll start by looking…
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Other Solar Systems You Can See With Your Own Two Eyes: Exoplanets Orbiting Visible Stars!
We are taking another look at exoplanets! There is so much to say about planets beyond our solar system that we are addressing them again here. You can go back on this website or my YouTube channel and check out my previous video and/or article on the topic. We will really be looking for and…
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Jupiter: A Closer Look at the Giant Planet
In this video, we finally take a closer look at Jupiter. Jupiter has been incredibly prominent in our sky for months now, especially standing out as the brightest object in the sky at sunset the past couple of months, appearing as the very first object when the sky begins to darken. Jupiter is much further…
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Dark Skies and Light Pollution: What Does it Look Like?
Another video celebrating dark skies week and looking at light pollution. The previous Irish language video on this channel also talked about light pollution and dark skies, but in this video we won’t just look at pristine skies with low light pollution, we’re also going to look at areas with much higher incidence of light…
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