The Moon will be Full on December 12th, New on December 26th.
The Sky Above You – December 2019
The Sky Above You – November 2019
The Moon will be Full on November 12th and will be New on November 26th.
The Sky Above You – October 2019
The Moon will be Full on October 13th, New on October 28th.
The Sky Above You – September 2019
The Moon will be New on September 28th, Full on the 14th,
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 – August 2019
The annual Perseid meteor shower from Comet Swift-Tuttle, the Great Comet of 1862, will peak on the night of 12/13th August, but will be spoiled by moonlight this year.
Apollo 11 @ 50 Celebrated at Orkney International Science Festival
“The landing on the Moon was a transformational achievement which changed the perspective we have on our own planet forever: a fragile blue marble on the vast dark lunar sky.”
From The Moon To The Stars
A new book by Duncan Lunan who writes the astronomy column in The Orkney News will be out this month – From The Moon To The Stars.
The Sky Above You – July 2019
The Moon will be New on July 2nd and Full on July 16th, when it will rise about 9 p.m. during a partial eclipse.
The Sky Above You – June 2019
The Moon will be New on June 3rd and Full on June 17th. This year the summer solstice falls on June 21st.
