March towards spring
WELCOME TO the March night sky. This is the month of the spring Equinox, when the path of the Sun crosses the celestial equator of the sky and enters the
Closer to the sun
WELCOME TO the January night sky. This month is often clear and cold in Portugal, with more than 14 hours of darkness for night sky watching. If you feel cold
The December 2005 Night Sky
Welcome to the December night sky. The bright planet Venus is still well visible low in the south west, just after sunset. For the first half of the month, Venus
The November 2005 Night Sky
Welcome to the November night sky. Just after sunset we have two brilliant planets visible in the rapidly darkening heavens. By far the brightest is Venus visible low in the
The October 2005 Night Sky
Welcome to the October night sky. This month starts off in daylight with an annular Eclipse of the Sun, but only a deep partial visible from the Algarve. It happens
The July 2005 Night Sky
Welcome to the July night sky.This month gets off with a ‘bang’, as on July 4, NASA will try to blow a hole in a comet! This attempt is called
The February 2005 Night Sky
Welcome to the February night sky. This is the month of the grand constellation Orion shining brightly high in the south. This constellation sits on the Equator of the sky
The January 2005 Night Sky
The month of the giant ringed planet The New Year starts off with a comet called Macholz, named after its discoverer Don Macholz, who saw it in August 2004. This
The November 2004 Night Sky
After several months without any bright planets in the evening sky, we now start to see the majestic planet Saturn rising soon after sunset, low in the east-northeast. This planet
The October 2004 Night Sky
Welcome to the October night sky. This is the month when the clocks go back and we really know that we are in the autumn season and summer is long