In part 2 Duncan Lunan explores star maps and how to use them.
Ancient Astronomy and the Sighthill Stone Circle
For at least two thousand years, and ending more than three thousand years ago, the British Isles supported one of the most advanced ‘colleges’ of astronomers in the ancient world.
The Sky Above You – September 2019
The Moon will be New on September 28th, Full on the 14th,
The Sky Above You – April 2019
The Moon will be New on April 5th and Full on April 19th. On the evening of April 13th the Moon passes through the cluster Praesepe, in Cancer, ending at 11 p.m. (BST) well before moonset.
The Sky Above You – March 2019
The Moon will be New on March 6th and Full on March 21st, the day after the Spring Equinox. It will be the third successive ‘Supermoon’ when the Moon is Full at its closest to Earth.
The Sky Above You – November 2018
The Moon will be New on November 7th, and Full on November 23rd, when it rises within the Hyades cluster in Taurus.
The Sky Above You: October
The Moon will be New on October 9th, and Full on October 24th.
Astronomy:The Sky Above You – September 2018
After more than 40 years of planning, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe was launched in August 2018.