“The most obvious way to tell someone else where to look for something in the sky, would be to give its height above the horizon and bearing left or right from some landmark. “
The Sky Above You – April 2021
The Moon will be New on April 12th, and it will be Full on April 27h.
Astronomy Beginner’s Guide: Part 2 Compass Points in the Sky
In part 2 Duncan Lunan explores star maps and how to use them.
Amateur Involvement in Astronomy: Part 1 of Our Beginner’s Guide
To be an amateur astronomer on any level involves learning the constellations of the night sky.
The Sky Above You – March 2021
The Moon will be New on March 13th, and it will be Full on March 28th. That will be a ‘supermoon’, when the Moon is Full two days before its nearest to Earth.
The Sky Above You – February 2021
“The Moon will be New on February 11th, and it will be Full on February 27th. “
The Sky Above You – January 2021
“Venus remains brilliant in the morning sky in Ophiucus. The Moon is near Venus on 11th January. In January Venus rises at 6.30 a.m., but disappears by the end of the month.”
The Sky Above You – December 2020
” The winter solstice is on December 21st, also the date of a close conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.”
The Sky Above You – October 2020
“The Moon will be Full on October 1st and October 31st (a ‘Blue Moon’, i.e. the second Full Moon this month), and it will be New on October 16th. “
UFOs and Aliens
Duncan Lunan who writes the astronomy column in The Orkney News was on BBC Radio Scotland on the weekend edition of ‘Good Morning Scotland’ last Sunday discussing UFOs.