Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, May 2021
In the Night Sky Over Belper: Finding Algieba, a chance to spot Mercury, Venus returns to the night sky, May’s
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Mars
Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2021
In the Night Sky Over Belper: More Mars in March, Clocks go forward, Spring has Sprang, Another Supermoon, CPRE starcount,
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, February 2021
In the Night Sky Over Belper: Mars is the only bright planet, take part in the Star Count, missions to
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2021
In the Night Sky Over Belper: Mars still shines in the south, Venus shines in the dawn sky. A possible
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, November 2020
In this month’s night sky over Belper: Mars is prominent in the East, Venus is bright and visible before dawn.
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, October 2020
In October’s Night Sky: A very good month to view Mars; Jupiter, Saturn and Venus are all bright and visible;
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, September 2020
In September’s Night Sky. A good month to view: Jupiter, Saturn and Mars. Venus shines bright in the early morning.
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, February 2020
In the Night Sky Over Belper: Venus dominates the early evening sky. Mars appears low in the morning sky before
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2020
In the Night Sky Over Belper: Venus is the “evening star” in the south-west and Mars appears in the morning
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, April 2019
April’s night sky brings lighter nights, some meteors (patience needed). Mars is still prominent in the evening, pairing up with
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, March 2019
March brings: the vernal equinox on the 20th and a super Moon on the 21st. Mars is still prominent in
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2019
January’s Night Sky brings a total lunar eclipse in the early morning hours of the 21st. Comet Wirtanen may still
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, December 2018
December brings the Geminids Meteor Shower, followed by the Ursids. For those with binoculars it may be worth searching out
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, November 2018
In November’s night sky: The Taurids and Leonid meteor showers. Mars is still bright – look for it in the
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, August 2018
In the Night Sky Over Belper: The Perseids Meteor shower provides the highlight for this month, Mars is very bright,
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Viewing The Night Sky Over Belper: February 2017
Belper seems to have spent most of January under a blanket of cloud and fog, let’s hope that February gives
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