- May 11, 2022
- 1 min
In 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...
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Elizabeth Cocking
- Aug 31, 2021
- 3 min
In this month: September
9th September 1892 Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter, is discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard using the 36 inch (91 cm) refractor telescope at...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Aug 8, 2021
- 2 min
Did you know? Artificial Satellites
This month . . . Artificial Satellites. From the launch of Sputnik which lead to the start of the Space Race between the Soviet Union...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Dec 31, 2020
- 3 min
In this month: January
Happy New Year! Elizabeth Cocking continues this astronomical blog post sequence in 2023. Each month she looks back on astronomical...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Nov 30, 2020
- 2 min
In this month: December
23rd December 1672 Rhea, the second-largest moon of Saturn and the ninth-largest moon in the Solar System, is discovered by Giovanni...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Nov 4, 2020
- 5 min
In this month: November
Each month astronomical events and the births of people in history connected to astronomy are featured. Brush up on your knowledge!
Elizabeth Cocking
- Sep 30, 2020
- 3 min
In this month: October
NASA becomes operational (1958) ; Luna 3 photographs the far side of the Moon (1959) : the Parker solar probe approaches the Sun (2018)
Elizabeth Cocking
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
Did You know? Intentional crash landings
This Month . . . Intentional crashed landings. Things that go bump in the night! Sometimes it helps astronomers and space engineers to...
Monty Leventhal OAM
- Jul 17, 2020
- 2 min
Solar Observations: June 2020
Monty has been observing regularly but over the past few months his reports have not been happy ones because the Sun has not been very...
Elizabeth Cocking
- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
In this month: July
4 July 1054 Chinese astronomers notice a star explode becoming a supernova in the constellation Taurus. It remained visible in the night...
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