Tag: southern hemisphere
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Mars and Venus Superior Conjunction in January: Something We Can’t See
Today we are going to take a look at a couple of conjunctions that we’re not going to see in January. Some things are only visible from certain locations on Earth, for example, any solar eclipse will only be visible for a reasonably narrow portion of the Earth. This is true for many conjunctions as…
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The Sky from Lower Latitudes: Mars and the Milky Way
Today, we are going to take a look at the late September sky, but for a change we are going to look at the sky from a lower latitude. I usually speak from the perspective of Ireland, and here in Ireland we’re pretty far north in the northern hemisphere. As we’re pretty high up on…
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The Southern Hemisphere’s Parade of Planets
We are finally coming up to the parade of planets. The full parade of planets with Mercury and Saturn above the horizon should be visible from as early as this weekend, if you are in the right location. We will be going through the potential view for a few southerly latitudes in today’s piece. To…
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The Southern Sky as the Seasons Change
Today we are going to take a trip to the Southern Hemisphere. As I was making the video associated with this article, I saw that the last time I gave a look at the Southern Hemisphere’s sky was this time of the year last year. Here in the Northern Hemisphere we are now leaving summertime,…
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