Elizabeth CockingNov 7, 20211 minDid you know? Astronomical tidbitsDid you know? the Kuiper BeltDID YOU KNOW This month . . . The Kuiper Belt. Home to short period comets and icy bodies in the far reaches of our solar system. The ...
Elizabeth CockingOct 31, 20214 minIn this MonthIn this month: November 7th November 1631 A transit of Mercury occurs. Many astronomers set up to capture Mercury's movement in front of the Sun. However only...
Elizabeth CockingSep 8, 20211 minDid you know? Astronomical tidbitsDid You know?...Equinoxes. There are two equinoxes every year. The March equinox also known as the autumnal equinox, and the September equinox or the spring...
Elizabeth CockingJul 26, 20212 minDid you know? Astronomical tidbitsDid you know?...the asteroid beltThe disc shaped asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter at a distance ranging from 329-478 million kilometres from the Sun. ...
Elizabeth CockingJan 11, 20212 minDid you know? Astronomical tidbitsDid you know? The Most & The Least of the planets in our solar system The most tilted planet… Uranus has the largest tilt with an axial tilt of about 98 degrees. Its north pole is nearly...
Elizabeth CockingDec 31, 20203 minIn this MonthIn this month: JanuaryElizabeth Cocking continues this astronomical blog post sequence in 2021. Each month she looks back on astronomical happenings, and the...
Elizabeth CockingNov 12, 20202 minDid you know? Astronomical tidbitsDid you know? MoonbowsWe’re all familiar with rainbows and the elusive pot of gold at the end. But our neighbour the Moon is also capable of producing the same...
Andrew WoodOct 12, 20206 minSolar ObservingA Day in My Life of The Solar System"I set out to observe as many Solar System objects as I could..."
Elizabeth CockingJul 31, 20204 minIn this MonthIn this month: August13th August 1898 The asteroid Eros is discovered by the German astronomer Gustav Witt at the Urania Observatory in Berlin, and...
Elizabeth CockingJul 17, 20203 minDid you know? Astronomical tidbitsDid you know? Naming planetsThis month . . . . Naming the three planets in our solar system discovered in “modern” times was not a straightforward process. There...