Jun.30, 2019

Sky Notes - July 2019

In this month's edition:

  • Planetary Skylights: Earth's aphelion, Jupiter and Saturn
  • Partial Luar Eclipse
  • Meteors: Capri-Cornids, Alpha Cygnids and Delta-Aquarids
  • July 2019 Sky Charts
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By Mark D
Jun.30, 2019

Society News/Events

Unsurprisingly, our star party events in June all fell victim to the poor weather conditions, either cloud or rain ...or both.  It’s a quite a few years since we last endured a soggy June, but it was bound to happen sooner or later.  Let’s be philosophical; better June than late July, August or September, when we need fine evenings.  Hope things buck up during July. [Read more about Society News/Events]

By Mark D
Jun.30, 2019

'One Small Step': one large anniversary

July sees the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, quite an alarming fact for many over a certain age, whilst for many more it is just a milestone event in the annals of the history books, which barely relates today.

For those who can remember, we watched in awe when Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Canaveral on July 16th 1969.  Four days later the world held its collective breath as the lunar lander 'Eagle' touched down on the Sea of Tranquillity with just a few seconds of fuel left to burn... [Read more about 'One Small Step': one large anniversary]

By Mark D