“The Moon was Full on September 2nd, and it will be New on September 17th. “
The Sky Above You – August 2020
This month there are spectacular encounters of the Moon with Mercury, Venus and prominent stars – see below – and over the course of the night all the planets are visible, though telescopes are needed for Uranus and Neptune.
Duncan Lunan Speaks About the Perseid Meteor Shower
Duncan Lunan who writes the Astronomy articles in The Orkney News has been on BBC Radio Scotland talking about the Perseid Meteor Shower.
The Sky Above You – July 2020
“A small fleet of spacecraft is due to take off for Mars in July, including the NASA Mars 2020 rover ‘Perseverance’, and the first Mars missions from China and the United Arab Emirates. “
Celtic Cosmos: ‘Space and Science Fiction’
For the month of August 2020, the Tsukure Hub on Ayr High Street will be given over to a space and science fiction exhibition organised by
Celtic Cosmos.
The Sky Above You – June 2020
The Moon will be Full on June 5th, with a faint penumbral lunar eclipse, and it will be New on June 21st, on which there will be an annular solar eclipse, visible from central Africa, northern India and China.
The Sky Above You – May 2020
The eta Aquarid meteor shower from Halley’s Comet peaks on 5th to 6th May, but moonlight will spoil it this year.
The Sky Above You – April 2020
The Moon will be Full on April 8th, which will be a Supermoon, full at its closest to Earth, and the brightest Moon of the year.
Sighthill Stone Circle – An Update By Kenny Brophy – Urban Pre-historian.
“Exactly a year ago, 20th March 2019. the new Sighthill stone circle was officially revealed to the media.”
The Sky Above You – March 2020
There will be a Supermoon on 9th March, when the Moon will be Full and also at its closest to Earth.