Dance of the skies

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We were at latitude 71º north, in the Barents Sea off Norway, when we got our first “Wow!” moment. No geomagnetic storm had been predicted, but there, around the stars of Cassiopeia, a greenish curtai

Whichever way you look at it, this year’s Perseid meteor shower peak on 12 August is going to be challenging for naked-eye observers. As with all meteor showers, some years are better than others, but

Enjoy your garden after the sun goes down by introducing some stylish lighting

BEST TIME TO SEE: Nights of 9/10, 10/11 and 11/12 July A full Moon occurs when the Moon is opposite the Sun in the sky or, in other words, when its ecliptic longitude is 180° from the Sun. The eclipti

The Sun’s surface often looks speckled with darker regions. These are sunspots – cooler patches that form as a result of the Sun’s complex magnetic field preventing heat from reaching localised areas