Tag: science
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October Deep Sky Objects and Exoplanets: The Golden-Eye Cluster, Orion’s Sword, and Whirlpool Galaxy
Today we are going to take a look at a couple of the other things that are visible in the October sky, starting with a particular cluster of stars that is visible in the morning. We looking at the morning of the 14th, with Mars in Cancer the Crab. Even though the constellation Cancer isn’t…
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Meteor Showers in October: The Draconids and The Orionids!
Today we are going to be taking a look at some of the meteor showers that are occurring during the month of October and we’re going to start with the Draconids because the Draconids are the first good shower that we’re going to get. They are technically peaking on the 9th of October, but we…
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Jovian Moons in October: More Galilean Occultations!
Today we are going to look at a few more of the interesting positions that Jupiter’s moons will take relative to each other in the month of October. Firstly, of course we’re going to have a quick look at Jupiter in the morning from here in Ireland, just to see where its moons are like…
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Even More October Stargazing: Mercury & Venus, Mars in the Beehive Cluster and More!
In a recent piece, we took a look ahead to a couple of the events that were occurring in October but there were so many things going on that I didn’t get a chance to look at all of them. In the last piece, we took a look at some of Jupiter’s moons occulting each…
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October Astronomy: Conjunction, Opposition, Meteor Showers and More!
Today we are taking a look ahead to the month of October. October has quite a few events, we have the opposition of Saturn and a close conjunction between Mars and the Moon, as well as the Draconid meteor shower and much more. We might not have the equinox this month, we might not have…
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The Beehive Cluster in the Morning and a 2031 Moon-Venus Occultation!
Today we are going to be taking a look at the Beehive Cluster, which is an open cluster of stars that we can see around morning time at the moment. We are going to take a look forward to the year 2031 to observe this cluster in the future for an event that was suggested…
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Stargazing at the End of September: The Equinox, the Full Moon, and Neptune’s Opposition
Today we are going to review a couple of the events that are happening at the end of September. We are starting with the equinox on the 23rd, but we’re also going to take a look at the opposition of Neptune on the 25th and the Full Moon on the 26th. The date of the…
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The Jovian System in Late September: Galilean Occultations at Sunrise!
Today we are going to be taking a look at some partial occultations and conjunctions involving the Jovian satellites. This is something we have taken a look at in a previous piece, for occurences early in September. There were some conjunctions and occultations in involving Jupiter’s moons, early in the morning and from various locations,…
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That’s No Moon! Quasi-Satellite 2023 FW₁₃
Today we are going to be taking a look at a quasi-satellite of the Earth. In previous pieces we have taken a look at other quasi-satellites or semi-satellites. They may be called temporary moons or semi-moons, they are given various names even though generally they are not moons in a strict sense. We have already…
