Tag: science
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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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An Cónocht, Grianstad, Iarnóin agus Anailéim: Níl an Grian san áit ina Cheap Tú
Welcome to Seachtain na Gaeilge! Seachtain na Gaeilge, Irish Week or the Week of Irish, is a celebration of the Irish language in Ireland, and for a while now it has lasted a fortnight, from the 1st of March till the 14th. This gives me time to put up an few extra Irish videos, at…
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Mars: How and When to See it and How it Moves in the Sky.
As you may have seen in some of the recent posts here, Mars is beginning to be visible in the morning sky, but we’re going to have to move to the end of March and beyond before it reaches a good position for observation, at least those of us in higher latitudes. Starting right on…
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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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Venus, the View from a Strange Planet
Today we are looking at Venus. We won’t just look at Venus, just like some previous videos about the gas giants, we’re going to take a look a the view from Venus as well. The video above does begin with a quick look at how the sky appears at the moment, showing Saturn disappearing soon…
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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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