Tag: stargazing
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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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A Preview of January 2026!
Today we are taking a look ahead at the month of January. Starting nice and early in the month, we begin on just the 3rd of January. Just after sunset, the Moon will be right next to Jupiter. At just 5:30 the Moon and Jupiter are already up, right next to each other, right in…
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From Christmas Eve to New Year’s Morning: the Sky at the End of the Year
As promised, today we are going to take a look at a couple of specific nights. Just at the end of December, there are a couple of dates where people may be staying up late or getting up early. We’re going to take a look at the 24th, 25th and 31st into the 1st, Christmas…
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