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
Free stargazing (and much more) in Reguengos de Monsaraz
Dark Sky Party Alqueva, a stargazing festival, is taking place this weekend at the Campinho picnic park in the Alentejo borough of Reguengos de Monsaraz. The event will feature everything
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 June 2022 Night Sky
Welcome to the June night sky. This is the month of the summer solstice when our sun will pass at its highest point in the daytime sky in the northern
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
112 – The European Emergency Call Number
Recently I was privileged to visit one of the four 112 Emergency call centres in Portugal. The one I visited was in Lisbon serving the mainland south of Santarém, Leiria
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