New Moon, Solstice and for Africa and Asia an Annular Solar Eclipse

This months New Moon will occur at 16:42 on Sunday 21st June coinciding with the Winter Solstice which occurs at 7:43 am making it the shortest day and longest and darkest night of the year. What is interesting is that at the time of the new Moon the Moon will pass...

Shortest Day – Longest Night in Southern Hemisphere

Winter solstice 2020 in Southern Hemisphere will be at 7:43 am on Sunday, 21 June. Of course for our Northern Hemisphere friends it is their Summer Solstice and official beginning of Summer. Solstices and equinoxes are the reason for the seasons. The Earth has seasons...

Be a part of a Guinness World Record Attempt Sunday June 21 2020.

You could be a world record holder AND help scientists map light pollution and the impacts on the environment, by being part of the worlds largest online sustainability lesson about light pollution. What do you need to do to be a part of this great challenge? Sign up...