The giant planet
By CLIVE JACKSON WELCOME TO the July night sky. This month begins with the giant planet, Jupiter, with a volume 1,300 times larger than our Earth, visible high in the
The June night sky
WELCOME TO the June night sky. This is the month of the summer Solstice, when the Sun is at its highest point in the sky, staying above the horizon for
Seeing into deep space
WELCOME TO the April night sky. This is the month when we lose sight of the winter constellations in the west, such as Orion and Taurus, and replace them in
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
Orion the Hunter
WELCOME TO the February night sky. This month belongs to the grand constellation of Orion the Hunter. This group of stars lies in the plane of the Milky Way (our
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 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 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 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 end of summer…
WELCOME TO the September night sky. Regular sky watchers will know that on the western horizon just after sunset, the planets Venus and Jupiter have been very noticeable in August.