Here's a calendar with the best astronomical events you won't want to miss through the year. 7 TIPS ON HOW TO SHOOT THE MOON WITH A CAMERA January 3rd-4th: Quadrantid meteor shower peak The annual meteor shower, which begins in late December, peaks in early January every year. ...
If this is the case, leave your car in the top car park & walk down to the ObservatoryUpcoming Meetings & Events 11 Feb 25 Lochardil Cubs Observatory visit at 6.30pm 12 Feb 25 Muir of Ord Cubs Observatory visit 6pm-7.15pm 4 Mar 25 March monthly meeting 1 Apr 25 AGM & April ...
Like the Egyptians, theMaya had devised two calendars, one solar and one ritual which interacted and depended upon one another for the dictation of certain ritual events to be carried out. The sky for the Maya was a seeming personification of Gods and deities who played important roles in the...
But why invest so much in tracking the skies? Knowledge is power. If you kept accounts of what happened at the time of certain celestial events, you could be forewarned and take proper precautions when cycles repeated themselves. Priests and rulers would know how to act, which rituals to per...
Previous to the early twentieth century, research observatories would, from time-to-time, allow the public to tour the facility and look through the research telescopes, particularly during special astronomical events such as a bright comet or a lunar eclipse. The idea of a "public observatory" ...
These were complex documents that sought to anticipate the main meteorological, economic and political events of the coming year based on a detailed astrological analysis of the figure of the sky (essentially Sun, Moon and planetary positions as seen from a specific location) at key moments of ...
The meeting will be followed by the TJC star party. Bring a telescope if you would like to set up after the meeting for the star party. Here is the January edition of the ASET newsletter, Polaris. Posted by Liam Plybon at ...
June offers two key astronomical events: the Full Strawberry Moon on June 3, named after the strawberry harvest season, and the summer solstice on June 21, marking the start of the summer in the Northern Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. These events have historically shaped cal...
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ESSENTIAL READING:How to get the most out of meteor showers and other night sky events Winter Solstice At 4:21 a.m. EST, on December 21, the Sun will reach its lowest point in the northern sky, pausing for a moment to mark the Winter Solst...