For todays astronomy update let us delve deeper into the fascinating world of Uranus. Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, is a captivating celestial body that stands out for various reasons. Discovered in 1781 by astronomer Sir William Herschel, Uranus marked a...
The Moon’s orbit around Earth is elliptical. The point of the orbit closest to Earth is called perigee, while the point farthest from Earth is known as apogee. The Moon reaches perigee, the closest point in its orbit to Earth, tonight at 10:42 pm when it will be...
An image taken through a smartphone during one of our sessions Often in our nightly shows we look at our nearest neighbour the Moon. And we take it so much for granted. Questions as to how it formed – what effect it has on us and what would happen it we didn’t...
No telescope necessary Check out these amazing astronomical view this October. Tonight is the full Moon and if we in the Northern Hemisphere it would be the first of 2 this month making their Halloween Moon a ‘blue’ Moon. This being the term for when there are 2 full...
Jupiter has at least 79 natural satellites, or moons — many are small objects that have been trapped by the massive planet’s gravity. The four largest moons were first observed by Galileo Galilei in 1609 using a very modest telescope. By observing the moons...
