“In 1982 I was the coordinator and navigator for an aerial archaeology flight. “
Archaeoastronomy from the Air
When a star is shredded
“One of the craziest things a supermassive black hole can do is to shred a star by its enormous tidal forces.” Wenbin Lu, UC Berkeley assistant professor of astronomy.
Countdown to NASA’s James Webb Telescope Images
Tomorrow, 12th July 2022, the first science-quality images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will be released. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is a partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency).
July 12th Date For James Webb Space Telescope Images
Released one by one, these first images from the world’s largest and most powerful space telescope will demonstrate Webb at its full power as it begins its mission to unfold the infrared universe.
The Sky Above You – July 2022
The Moon will be Full on July 13th, which will be a Supermoon, at Full when at its nearest to Earth (perigee).
The Green Children of Woolpit, Part 2
“So Where Were They From?”
Top Award For Astronomy Picture of the Day Website
Developed in the early days of the internet the aim was to post a daily astronomical image along with a brief, easily understood explanation.
Epsilon Boötis, Clyde Tombaugh, Black Knight and STS-88
Image: Single and 2-stage Black Knight launchers at Woomera, Australia Find out more in Duncan Lunan’s article
Epsilon Boötis Revisited, Part 2
“Are any of the Stonehenge Galactic alignments repeated at the Old Kingdom Egyptian pyramids?”
The Sky Above You – June 2022
Before dawn will be the best time to see the Tau Herculid shower from Comet Schwassman-Wachman 3, on the night of May 31st – June 1st, although in Scotland, especially in the far north, the sky will probably be too bright to see many.
