Tag: stargazing
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New Comets: C/2026 B2 Sun-Gao and C/2026 A1 MAPS
Today we are going to be taking a look at a few comets. The comets that we’re going to be taking a look at are rather newly discovered, I had to add them to Stellarium. I’ve gone into greater detail about that process before, but I will briefly outline it again, for the second comet.…
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The February Parade of Planets: 6 out of 7 is Pretty Good!
Today, we are going to be taking a look towards the end of the month of February to catch the parade of planets. Just a year ago, we had a parade of planets, which was better than the parade of planets we’re getting at the end of February. What is a parade of planets? It’s…
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The Colour of Galaxies and What it Tells us
Today, we are going to take a look at the different colours of galaxies, and some of the reasons behind the different colours. Just a couple of videos ago we took a look at some galaxies and how those galaxies are often classified by shape. Now that we’re getting into the month of February, our…
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A Look Ahead to the Month of February / The February Night Sky
Today we are going to be looking ahead to the night sky for the coming month of February. There are a couple of interesting things happening in February, the greatest elongation of Mercury on the 19th and an annular solar eclipse on the 12th in particular. However, because the annular solar eclipse is mostly going…
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Are They Spheres? Oblateness in Planets and Stars
Today we are going to be discussing the shape of various objects in the sky. Unfortunately, it can be tricky to actually see these shapes, especially with stars, but we will at least be discussing them. We’re taking a little bit of a break from the eclipses, although I will write another piece in the…
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The Eclipse of the Century: August 2027
Today we are going to be taking a look into the future to take a look at another solar eclipses. Of course, this year we have solar eclipses coming up and you can take a look in one of my previous posts on this website to see a quick review of them. Also, if you…
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The January Sunset Constellations and The Future of this Channel
Today, we are going to be taking a look at the night sky for January, concentrating on the constellations. However, there are also a couple of things I want to say about my YouTube channel and how I will be posting videos going forward this year. If you are a regular viewer of my YouTube…
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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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Comets in January 2026: 24P Shaumasse and C/2024 E1 Wierzchoś
Today we are going to be taking a look at a couple of comets that are going to be visible over the course of the month of January. The comets that we’re going to be taking a look at will be visible through binoculars, but they’re not going to be quite bright enough to see…
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