The July 2012 Night Sky
Welcome to the July night sky. This is the month when the Earth is furthest from the Sun during its slightly elliptical orbit. It is of course only 3% more
The June 2012 Night Sky
Welcome to the June night sky. This is the month of the summer Solstice when the Sun reaches its highest point in the sky as seen from the northern hemisphere
The May 2012 Night Sky
Welcome to the May night sky. This month, just after sunset over in the west, we get our last chance to see the gas giant planet Jupiter as it now
The April 2012 Night Sky
Welcome to the April night sky. This month marks the last opportunity to see the gas giant planet Jupiter, as it sets soon after the Sun over in the west.
The February 2012 Night Sky
Welcome to the February night sky. This month we have an extra day to enjoy, as 2012 is a leap year. Every four years we have a 29th of February.
The January 2012 Night Sky
Welcome to the Algarve night sky for January 2012. This year has a special significance due to the various doomsday predictions that are circulating, and many of them involve some
The November 2011 Night Sky
Welcome to the November night sky. This month is still dominated by the planet Jupiter. This planet is visible all night long in the constellation of Pisces. The four large
The October 2011 Night Sky
Welcome to the October night sky. On the last Sunday of this month the clocks go back an hour so it gets darker earlier, this puts Portugal on to universal
The August 2011 Night Sky
Welcome to the August night sky. Soon after sunset, low on the western horizon, we get our last chance this year to see the ringed planet Saturn. This planet is at
The July 2011 Night Sky
Welcome to the July night sky. This is the month when the day time Sun really heats up and the night time temperatures can reach 30ºC here in southern Portugal.