Sky Notes : 2021 April & May
As Nick reminds us, nights for observing are now shortening but Spring is the season of ‘the Bear’
Read moreAs Nick reminds us, nights for observing are now shortening but Spring is the season of ‘the Bear’
Read moreNick reminds us that Orion dominates the southern aspect in mid-evening during early February and remains our best guide to the late winter sky
Read moreNick reminds us that in the deep midwinter, we have the longest nights so if skies are clear, this is the astronomers’ dream season
Read moreNick suggests looking to the ‘watery constellations’ using Pegasus as a guide after the excitement of the Mars Opposition
Read morePlenty to see as Nick explains: The Summer Triangle, Small Summer Constellations, Spectacular Planets
Read moreEven though there are very few hours of darkness Nick shows that there is much still to see in the Sky
Read moreNick reminds us that Spring is the time to enjoy the ‘Realm of the Nebulae’, as Edwin Hubble described the great swathe of galaxies that constitute our local supercluster
Read moreNick’s 1st Sky Notes: Orion still visible but giving way to the early Spring galaxies
Read moreBrian says take the opportunity to observe or image old favourites such as the Great Orion Nebula (M42), as well as the Flame (NGC 2024) and Horsehead (Barnard 33) for his last Sky Notes
Read moreBrian suggests observing some open clusters, many being easy binocular objects
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