“Most of the great discoveries of astronomy, by Galileo and his successors, were made using telescopes which were very small by modern standards”
Astronomy Beginner’s Guide: Using a Small Telescope
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.
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. “
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.
Planets As Potatoes?
How did the planets form?
BY STEVE DRURY
‘Greening’ Other Planets – Or Not?
I was reading a collection of short stories by Arthur C. Clarke called ‘Of Time and Stars’, with a foreword by the man himself.
