Tag: space
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The Gardens of the Night Sky 20th to 26th January 2024
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in SkyJupiter is still the most prominent celestial object dominating the NNW horizon by 8pm when it can be found sitting 40 degrees up. …..that’s four stacked clenched fists at arm’s length, each being 10 degrees. Iād wait an hour when it sits 30 degrees above the NW. At this point, its 4 brightest moons, surprisingly…
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The Gardens of the Sky 6th to 12th January 2024
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in SkyIf 2024 is your year for taking up astronomy, armed just with your eyes or if you are lucky, binoculars, this column is for you. I provide basic, unpretentious, easy to read information from a qualified astronomer; no re-tweets or cut and paste, but purely researched primary source information. Basic essentials for stargazing are a…
Astronomy West 