The Darkest Two Months of the Year
The sun is well over the southern hemisphere now. Sunrises and sunsets are well south too. In the northern hemisphere we have entered the darkest…
The sun is well over the southern hemisphere now. Sunrises and sunsets are well south too. In the northern hemisphere we have entered the darkest…
A lot of people see a big round moon in the sky and confidently call it a full moon. And then wonder, is it really?…
As the shepherds warn us, a red sky in the morning is not a good sign. We often see a notably red sky in the…
Have a look at this photo and see if you can tell whether it is a sunrise or sunset? Yes, it’s tricky. Sunrises and sunsets…
In this image the three brightest objects in the sky are, from left to right, Venus, the moon and Jupiter. But look carefully to the…
I’m just back from an evening stroll in the Peak District, catching the last of the sun. On my walk I met some leaping lambs…
Just before you see the sun rise in the morning or just after it has set for you in the evening, try to work out…
When does the line between day and night become vertical? By which I mean, when does it run from the North Pole straight down to…
In the desert of western Peru there are the remnants of a civilization that still holds many mysteries. Archaeoastromomers are able to deduce a few…