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The Sky This Month - November 2013

Long-Awaited Comet ISON

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The Sky This Month - February 2015

Auriga

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The Sky This Month - August 2015

Gliding Along The Teapot’s Steam


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The Sky This Month - April 2017

A String of Galaxies

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The Sky This Month - July 2017

Groups of Stars


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The Sky This Month - May 2019

Eta Aquarid Meteors

The month of May month begins with the May 4 new moon and will provide dark sky conditions to enjoy the annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower. The entire shower takes place from April 19 to May 28 with the peak occurring on the morning of May 5. The parent comet 1P/Halley which also produces the Orionid meteor shower in October will produce about 40 meteors per hour and vapourize in the atmosphere at 67 km/sec.

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The Sky This Month - October 2019

The Great Square of Pegasus

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The Sky This Month - February 2020

High Flying Chariot

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The Sky This Month - January 2020

Mysterious Betelgeuse

The latest buzz amongst astronomers is the noticeable dimming of the star Betelgeuse. This orange coloured beacon is located to the upper left of the iconic constellation Orion the Hunter. The supergiant star is less than 10 million years old and is already at the end of its short stellar life as this type of star burn hard and die fast. By comparison, our sun is halfway through its estimated10 billion year life span.

 

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The Sky This Month - December 2019

The Geminid Meteor Shower

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