Tag: solar

• Mercury Occults the Earth: A Transit Seen From the Sun!

  Today we are going back in time to 2019, so not particularly far back in time. We’re going back to 2019 to the 11th of November to take a look at a transit of Mercury. On the 11th of the 11th 2019, if we take a closer look at the Sun in the evening before…

  Caoimhín de Bhailís

  July 9, 2026

  Astronomy, Astronomy Video

  2019, Astronomy, daytime astronomy, mercury and the earth, Mercury Transit, science, solar, space, stargazing, video

• Eclipses in 2026: Upcoming Astronomical Events

  Today we are going to take a look ahead to the coming year of 2026. We are going to take a closer look at the coming month of January soon as well. Besides some interesting things that are happening in January, such as the opposition of Jupiter, most of the noteworthy events of 2026 are…

  Caoimhín de Bhailís

  December 18, 2025

  Astronomy, Astronomy Video

  2026, annular, Astronomy, eclipse, europe eclipse, future, lunar, moon, new year, next year, partial, science, solar, space, stargazing, total, video

• The Highest Possible Noon

  In the last piece, I mentioned that we are coming up to the equinox. We are at least now closer to the coming equinox than we are to midwinter. If we were to move back into the recent past, back to midwinter, we’d see the Sun come down to its lowest noon high point. Moving…

  Caoimhín de Bhailís

  February 20, 2025

  Astronomy, Astronomy Video

  Astronomy, nature, Noon, science, solar, solstice, space, stars, Sun, video