Night sky observation camps, which were canceled due to COVID-19, started with the abatement of the pandemic. Thus, physical events and programs of conducting night camps were started again. As a result, the Astronomical Society of the University of Colombo got the opportunity to conduct the sky observation session in a series of environmental observation …
The Quadrantids are an annual meteor shower that is visible between December 28 to January 12. They are best viewed in the northern hemisphere during night and predawn hours. If you are awake at 2.30 am on January 4th you can experience the peak of The Quadrantids when it rises from the northeast horizon. The …
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The Earthlings have the chance of witnessing a greenish, dirty ball of snow roaming through the space. The Comet C/2021 A1 is named “Leonard” by the name of its observer Gregory Leonard of the Mount Lemmon infrared observatory. Leonard is on its show for the viewers of the Northern hemisphere and would be available for …
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The Perseids is a major meteor shower which is one of the brightest meteor showers of the year. Perseids occur from 17th July to 24th August every year. This year, the peak of the Perseids is from the night of 12th August to the dawn of 13th August, which is best viewed after midnight. An …
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The full moon of the month of June is known as the Strawberry moon. The strawberry supermoon can be observed on June 25, 2021, at 00:09 (IST). This will be the last supermoon of the year which occurs a day after the moon reaches the closest point in its orbit around the Earth. “Supermoon” is …
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In 2021, the June solstice occurs on Monday, June 21, marking the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Solstices are opposite on either side of the equator, so the Winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. June solstice occurs when Earth arrives at the point in its …
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A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth & the Sun. When the apparent diameter of the Moon is less than the Sun during the eclipse, it can be observed with an annularity. The first and only annular solar eclipse of 2021 will occur on Thursday, June 10 at 01:42 PM (IST). …
The Full moon of 26th May is called Super Flower Full moon, will have three celestial events at the same time according to NASA. It will be the largest and closest Full moon of the year, making it a Supermoon, a total lunar eclipse and a blood moon appear in the sky. The moon will …
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Now’s the time to catch Mercury, the innermost planet of the solar system, before it soon flies back toward the sun. the planet swings to its greatest elongation east of the setting sun on May 17, 2021. It will be visible in the western sky, shortly after sunset above the planet Venus. Mercury initially entered …
Originating from Halley’s Comet, the Eta Aquarids meteor shower happens as Earth passes through the comet’s orbital path. It is usually active between April 19 and May 28 every year. Seeming to radiate from the Aquarius constellation, it peaks around the 5th and 6th of May this year with up to 60 meteors per hour. …
