Night Sky Guide January 2014
Night Sky Guide January 2014
Tonight’s Sky: January 2014
Your guide to constellations, deep-sky objects, planets and events, Tonight’s Sky, Highlights of the January Sky (more…)
Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2014
Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2014
Quadrantid Meteor Shower Credit: NASA
The Quadrantid Meteor Shower ushers in 2014 with its peak on the 3rd of January.
The Quadrantids can be an impressive meteor shower with rates of up to 120 meteors per hour at peak (under perfect conditions) and have been known to produce up to 200 meteors per hour. The peak is quite narrow lasting only a few hours, however there will be plenty of meteors to look out for either side of maximum. (more…)
International Space Station – UK ISS Passes December 2013
UK ISS Pass details for December 2013
ISS image taken December 22nd Credit: Mark Humpage
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Geminid Meteor Shower 2013
Geminid Meteor Shower 2013
The Geminid meteor shower 2013 is the grand finale of astronomical events this year and is the most reliable and prolific of the annual meteor showers.
This year there will be a bright Moon when the Geminids are at their peak on the evening of the 13th/ 14th of December, but most of the brighter meteors should be bright enough to be seen. (more…)
December 2013 Night Sky Guide
December 2013 Night Sky Guide
Your guide to constellations, deep-sky objects, planets and events, Tonight’s Sky, Highlights of the December Sky
Evening Planets
Lovely Venus hangs low in the southwestern sky after sunset. Use a telescope to make out its slender crescent profile.
By nightfall, Jupiter hovers above the eastern horizon. As the night progresses, Jupiter climbs higher into the night sky. (more…)
