Science & Technology

Welcome to the June night sky. This is the month of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. This year it falls on Wednesday, June 21 at 3.58pm (summertime). In

Welcome to the May night sky. As we are now well past the Spring Equinox, the nights are getting shorter and warmer. As darkness falls on the evening of the

Welcome to the March night sky. This is an equinox month when the Sun will be seen to be crossing the celestial equator moving north. The implication of this is

Welcome to the February night sky. This month we only have one notable meteor shower and that is the Delta-Leonids, which is visible during the third week of February and

Welcome to the January night sky. This month has three notable meteor showers for those who can brave the long cold nights in the northern hemisphere. At the moment, the

Welcome to the December night sky. This month has the longest and darkest nights of the year in the northern hemisphere. December is also a good month for meteor showers.

Welcome to the November night sky. Now, with the end of summertime and the clocks going back, the long dark and cool nights of autumn are truly here. As the

Welcome to the October night sky. This is the month that sees the return of the longer and darker nights of Autumn, also with less mosquitos. We only have two

Welcome to the September night sky. This is a month of change, when the Sun is heading down south in the northern hemisphere sky, and this makes the nights draw