Tag: Sun
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The Aurorae and the 11 Year Solar Cycle
Recently, the Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights has been visible from the South of Ireland. This is thanks to a solar storm, so we will begin by looking at the Sun and move from there to the aurorae and how likely we are to see more of them. Although you should never look directly…
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The April 8th Total Solar Eclipse!
As we are now into the month of April, it is time to take a look at the eclipse. The total solar eclipse will be occurring on April 8th, just a week after this video. This eclipse has been called the Great American Eclipse and it will be visible to some degree over a large…
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The Analemma, How the Sun moves Throughout the Year
The analemma has been the subject of the past two Irish language videos so if you’ve been reading along here, then you already know that it is a figure eight shape traced out by the Sun over the course of the year. We’re going to take a further look at this motion, from Ireland and…
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An Radharc ón Meánchiorcal: an Anailéim ar lean
In this video, we will finish dealing with the strange motion of the Sun in our sky by travelling to the equator and observing the analemma, from (almost) the sub-solar point. Of course, we will also be heading forward in time to the equinox, so while that happens at the beginning of the video we…
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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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