Science & Technology

This is the month of the Autumn Equinox, when on September 22, the Sun crosses the celestial equator on its journey south. This marks the end of summer and the

Welcome to the April night sky. We are now officially into springtime and the constellations of winter like Taurus, Orion and Canis Major are all sinking in the west at

Welcome to the August night sky. At nightfall this month, Jupiter is the only bright planet visible, still close to the red giant star Antares in the constellation of Scorpius.

This month starts off with a coming together of the bright planets Venus and Jupiter, and also the thin crescent Moon. This will all happen low on the southwestern horizon.

Welcome to the February night sky. This month we are slowly emerging from the depths of winter and the sun will be setting about an hour later than at the

Welcome to the July night sky. Since the Summer Solstice in June the temperatures have been rising and the cold wet spring is far behind us. The nights are ideal

Welcome to the January night sky. This month is named after the god Janus who had the ability to look forwards and backwards at the same time. This ability could