The August 2022 Night Sky
Welcome to the August night sky. This is the month of the late summer night sky when the Milky Way will be well visible from a dark site. It will
The July 2022 Night Sky
Welcome to the July night sky. Now the hot nights of summer are upon us, we can comfortably enjoy three meteor showers. The first is on the night of the
The May 2022 Night Sky
Welcome to the May night sky. This month, all the bright planets are only visible in the pre-dawn sky. These planets are Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The brightest of
The April 2022 Night Sky
Welcome to the April night sky. This month we still have no bright planets visible in the early evening sky, except for the elusive planet Mercury. This planet is never
The March 2022 Night Sky
Welcome to the March night sky. This is the month of the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere, and this year it falls on Sunday, March 20 at 3.33pm in
The February 2022 Night Sky
Welcome to the February night sky. During the cold clear nights of this month, the grand constellation of Orion “the Hunter” dominates the early evening sky. The three stars that
The January 2022 Night Sky
Welcome to the January night sky. Also welcome to 2022. On Christmas Day, the James Webb Space Telescope was successfully launched from French Guiana. This incredible and ambitious project, when
The October 2021 Night Sky
Welcome to the October night sky. Shortly after sunset over in the west, a bright star-like object will be seen – this is planet Venus. On the 29th of the
The September 2021 Night Sky
Welcome to the September night sky. Now that the long hot nights of summer are coming to an end, we are approaching the autumn in the northern hemisphere, with the
The July 2021 Night Sky
Welcome to the July night sky. This is the month in the northern hemisphere of long hot days and dark starry nights. Now looking towards the south, just after sunset,