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As we start a new year Orion is once again dominating the night sky. By the 15th of the month it will be directly south by 10.30pm, an easy target to find.
December can bring cold frosty nights. Nonetheless the coldest nights can be when the skies are clear providing opportunities for a good night observing.
The clocks have now changed making the evenings darker earlier, so you do not have to stay up quite so late to see the night sky.
Summer Triangle: Look overhead directly in the MilkyWay to see the three bright stars forming a triangle.
Well, August is upon us and the nights are starting to draw in. The 1st August will see the Sun set at approx. 9.10pm, by the 15th the Sun will set at approx. 8.45pm. With the evenings still warm, this is a good month to get outside with your star map.
It cannot have escaped many peoples attention that July 2009 sees the 40th anniversary of the first landing by Humans on the surface of the Moon. On the evening of the 20th July 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldrin set down the frail lu
This month contains the longest day and therefore the shortest night. This means that in order for hardy astronomical souls to be looking at the night sky we are talking about staying up until the early hours of the morning to catch a glimpse of the heavens
The evenings in May are starting to get warmer, but you will need to be up later to see the night sky as twilight persists well after Sunset.
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