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Friday 17th January 2025
Europa’s shadow will transit across Jupiter ~ this event is a great sight to observe through a telescope to see the shadow will appear as a small dark spot moving across Jupiter’s surface.
Thursday 16th January 2024
Mars will reach opposition, when it lies opposite to the Sun in the sky ~ lying in the constellation Gemini, it will be visible for much of the night, reaching its highest point in the sky around midnight. Mars also makes its closest approach to … Continue reading
Tuesday 14th January
During this event, the Moon and Mars will appear close together in the night sky, creating a beautiful sight to observe.
Monday 13th January 2025
Great beautiful celestial formation ~ when the Full Moon forms a triangle with Pollux (a star in the constellation Gemini) and Mars, it creates a striking visual in the night sky.
Monday 13th January 2025
Ganymede’s shadow will transit across Jupiter. This event is a fascinating sight to observe through a telescope. Ganymede’s shadow will appear as a small, dark spot moving across Jupiter’s surface.
Friday 10th January 2025
The conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter is a beautiful celestial event where these two bright objects appear close together in the night sky.
Friday 10th January 2025
Venus is at its greatest eastern elongation when it’s farthest from the sun in the evening sky and appears brightest. oooo
Occultation of the Pleiades
The occultation of the Pleiades star cluster, also known as the “Seven Sisters,” is a fascinating – the moon passed in front of the Pleiades, hiding some of its stars from my view in binocular. oooo
NGC 1983 (Open Cluster)
NGC1893 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga ~ a group of stars are relatively young, forming within a nebula like Tadpole, which is rich in gas and dust, providing the essential material for star formation. which is embedded … Continue reading
Thurs 9th thru Fri 10th January 2025
From 8pm, a few hours later till 1am on early morning of 10th January, the Moon occults several stars in the Seven Sisters star cluster (known as Messier 45 or The Pleiades). oooo