Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, July 2018
In July’s Night Sky, there is a Total Lunar Eclipse on the 27th of July. Venus shines brightly in the
Read moreIn July’s Night Sky, there is a Total Lunar Eclipse on the 27th of July. Venus shines brightly in the
Read moreIn June’s night sky Venus is prominent in the west and Jupiter in the south. Saturn also rises in the
Read moreIn the night sky over Belper, Venus appears low in the twilight sky this month, pairing with Mercury on the
Read moreThe brightest object in the night sky this month (apart from the Moon) is the star, Sirius. Jupiter and Mars
Read moreNo bright planets in the evening sky this month, but we can enjoy views of Jupiter and Mars if we
Read moreThere are no bright planets on view in the night sky over December. The highlight of the month will be
Read moreIf you want to see a planet in November you are going to have to get up early. Night time
Read moreOctober brings a thin crescent Moon, the Orionid meteor shower, and Venus is the morning star in the east. The
Read moreThis September we may have missed the Harvest Moon- or have we? In the early morning, Mercury, Mars and Venus
Read moreThe night sky in August brings us the Summer Triangle, the annual Perseid meteor shower and a last chance to
Read moreJuly’s night sky brings more chances to observe the planets Jupiter and Saturn. For early risers Venus continues to shine
Read moreWe have now reached the summer months and, in these months, the night sky is never really dark. However, warmer
Read moreIn May’s night sky Jupiter is resplendent. Saturn’s ring system is easily seen through a small telescope. Venus shines in
Read moreApril’s night sky is dominated by the bright planet Jupiter. There are still opportunities to view Mercury at the beginning
Read moreMarch brings more chances to view Venus before it disappears from our evening sky: Jupiter will take its place as
Read moreBelper seems to have spent most of January under a blanket of cloud and fog, let’s hope that February gives
Read moreJanuary started off nicely with a pleasing alignment of Venus, Mars and the crescent Moon on the 2nd of January.
Read moreIn December we can look forward to the Geminid and the Ursid meteor showers, another supermoon on the 13th /
Read moreImage credit: NASA/MSFC/Meteoroid Environment Office/Bill Cooke November brings meteor showers from the Taurids and the Leonids (which this year will
Read moreLate October has a number of astronomical events of interest to the casual astronomer, in particular a chance to see
Read moreThe Belper Astronomy Group had its first meeting in the Top Bar of the Queens Head on Thursday 15th September.
Read moreUnfortunately cloud cover prevented observers in Belper from seeing the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. This was a pity
Read moreAre you an amateur stargazer? Do you want to learn more about the universe? A new astronomy society is being
Read moreThe Perseid meteor shower is predicted to peak between the hours of midnight on Thursday the 11th of August and
Read moreBelper Transition and the Big Energy Project had a successful viewing of the transit of Mercury on Monday the 9th
Read moreAs previously mentioned in Nailed a transit of Mercury will be taking place on Monday, May the 9th. First contact
Read moreThe planet Mercury will transit the Sun on Monday the 9th of May. Planetary transits of the Sun are relatively
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