August is good for two things in the sky: bright planets and bright meteors. Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter reign supreme this month, with the annual Perseid Meteor Shower heating things up with spectacular observing conditions for mid-month.
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Objects to Observe in the July 2021 Night Sky and places a focus on sky events to help you find the planets as Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Mercury and Venus meet up with each other and the Moon.
Actual Astronomy Objects to Observe in the June 2021 Night Sky focus to help you find the planets as Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Mercury and Venus meet up with each other and the Moon and also the annular solar eclipse and how to view it safely.
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Objects to Observe in the May 2021 Night Sky. Aside than planet, we also highlight We also talk about the Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower, a variable star and Super Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse.
A total lunar eclipse if you’re lucky, a great apparition of Mercury, and all the naked-eye planets visible make May of 2021 an action-packed month.
Time for astro weekly news. The WSH team discuss about Mercury and Saturn conjunction, towers at Moon’s south pole, extreme Gravitational Wave and discussion with Dr. Nicholas Castle From MSL Mission Science Team
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Objects to Observe in the March 2021 Night Sky and places a focus on sky events to help you find the planets as Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Mars and Uranus as they meet up with the Moon.
February only gets exciting in the last week with a 3-planet conjunction, although the still very long nights and the dominating presence of Orion make it a good opportunity for constellation hunting.
The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents Episode 89 – Objects to Observe in the February 2021 Night Sky. This month we track down the planets Venus, Jupiter and Saturn as they group together in the morning sky. We give step by step instructions for finding Uranus and Mars using the Moon and bring you up to date on what comets are on the horizon.
All five naked-eye planets are easily visible at different parts of the night, the Leonids will grace the mid-month skies, and the Moon makes its monthly visits in line with the planets.