Scotland’s Sky in December, 2014
Jupiter outstanding as the Geminids meteors fly The maps show the sky at 21:00 GMT on the 1st, 20:00 on the 16th and 19:00 on the 31st. (Click on [...]
Jupiter outstanding as the Geminids meteors fly The maps show the sky at 21:00 GMT on the 1st, 20:00 on the 16th and 19:00 on the 31st. (Click on [...]
Europe’s Philae probe to attempt first touchdown on comet The maps show the sky at 21:00 GMT on the 1st, 20:00 on the 16th and 19:00 on the 30th. [...]
Ice giants lurk in our southern sky The maps show the sky at 23.00 BST on the 1st, 22.00 BST (21.00 GMT) on the 16th and at 20.00 GMT [...]
Mars greets a rival and two new orbiters The maps show the sky at 23:00 BST on the 1st, 22:00 on the 16th and 21.00 on the 30th. (Click [...]
Two brightest planets in closest meeting for 14 years The maps show the sky at 00:00 BST on the 1st, 23:00 on the 16th and 22:00 on 31st. (Click [...]
Sun spotting in safety at solar maximum The maps show the sky at 01:00 BST on the 1st, midnight on the 16th and 23:00 on 31st. (Click on map [...]
The mysterious noctilucent clouds of summer The maps show the sky at 01:00 BST on the 1st, midnight on the 16th and 23:00 on 30th. (Click on map to [...]
Saturn's opposition in the Balance The maps show the sky at 01:00 BST on the 1st, midnight on the 16th and 23:00 on 31st. (Click on map to enlarge) [...]
Greenwich exhibit – viewable by the public This telescope, hanging on a wall in the Meridian Building at Greenwich, was used to make two of the greatest discoveries [...]
Mars shines brightly at opposition in Virgo The maps show the sky at midnight BST on the 1st, 23:00 on the 16th and 22:00 on 30th. An arrow depicts [...]