Waxing Moon, Pollux and Castor – What a Nice Stargazing Experience

Written by Marko on June 10, 2008

Greeeeetings from the beautiful Crete! I just came back from one week vacation with my family. We spent one week in Chania in Crete island. Oh boy, Crete is a wonderful place to take it relaxed. For sure I recommend Crete to anybody. And I didn't even mention the Greek food.. Delicious! So, what my vacation in Crete has to do with astronomy? Last Friday night I was having a dinner with my f...

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Stars, Planets and the Moon in Northern Hemisphere in May 2008

Written by Marko on May 3, 2008

So, we are already in May and having a very nice and warm spring. What's up with the nightsky this month? There will be only few more dark nights before the summer in northern hemisphere, especially in the northern side. Here in Helsinki the Sun will go below -12 degrees 9th of May. After that there will be no more dark nights before autumn. Above 70 degrees northern latitude the Sun will not set ...

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The Moon, A Planet and A Star – All Three Nicely Together Tonight

Written by Marko on April 15, 2008

There is an interesting formation in the sky right now. The moon, a planet (Saturn) and a star (Regulus) are all positioned close to each other, forming almost a triangle shape. Regulus, the star of the formation, is the main star of constellation Leo. All three objects are located close to each other only tonight. Tomorrow night they won't be located as close to each other as tonight, and day...

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