Science & Technology

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

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

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

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

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.

Welcome to the June night sky. This is the month that has the shortest nights and the longest days of the year. All this is due to the simple fact

Welcome to the May night sky. For the early risers amongst you, during the first week in May over in the east, about 30 minutes before sunrise, you will have

Welcome to the April night sky. Now that the clocks have gone forwards and the Sun has crossed north of the Equator, the evenings are longer and it is more

Welcome to the February night sky. As the sky becomes fully dark during cold February evenings, low in the western horizon, we can catch our last view of the gas

Welcome to the January night sky. This winter has been cold and snowy over much of Europe, but fortunately here in southern Portugal it hasn’t been so cold, just wet.