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The night sky this month
by Jodrell Bank Observatory
Ian Morison tells you what can be seen in the night sky this month.
Episodes
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The night sky for December 2021
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during December 2021. The Planets Jupiter As darkness falls at the start of December, Jupiter, having a magnitude of -2.29 and an angular size of 38.3 arc seconds, may be seen in the south. It transits…
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The night sky for May 2021
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during May 2021. The Planets Jupiter: As May begins and given a low horizon towards the southeast, Jupiter, rising at 03:36 BST around 2 hours before the Sun, may be glimpsed just before dawn shining at...
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The night sky for December 2020
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during December 2020. The Planets Jupiter, along with Saturn, still remains visible, low in the sky, west of south when darkness falls as December begins and sets around 19:00 GMT. Towards the end of the...
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The night sky for November 2020
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during November 2020. Highlights of the Month Early November - still a good time to view Mars. This is still a great month to observe Mars which had its closest approach to Earth on October the 6th when…
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The night sky for October 2020
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during October 2020. The Planets Jupiter Jupiter is now visible, low in the sky, just west of south when darkness falls as October begins and sets around 10:30 pm BST. Towards the end of the month it…
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The night sky for September 2020
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during September 2020. Haritina Mogosanu and Samuel Leske from the Carter Science Centre in New Zealand speaks about the Southern Hemisphere night sky during September 2020. The First point of Libra…
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The night sky for August 2020
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during August 2020. The Planets Jupiter. Visible throughout the hours of darkness and lying up to the left of the 'teapot' in Sagittarius, Jupiter reached opposition on July 14. It is now visible in the...
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The night sky for Month 4 2020
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the night sky above the world's middle line during Month 4 2020. The Planets As April begins, Jupiter rises some three and a half hours before the Sun shining at magnitude -2.1. It then follows Mars and precedes Saturn, just above Mars,...
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The night sky for March 2020
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during March 2020. Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the northern hemisphere’s night sky during November 2019. The Planets Jupiter As March begins, Jupiter rises more than 90 minutes before the Sun...
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The night sky for February 2020
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during February 2020. The Planets Jupiter As February begins, Jupiter rises more than 90 minutes before the Sun shining at magnitude of -1.9. During the month it brightens to magnitude -2.0 whilst its...
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The night sky for January 2020
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during January 2020. The Planets Jupiter passed behind the Sun on December 27th, 2019 and will be lost in the Sun's glare in the early part of January. But, by the middle of the month, it will become...
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The night sky for December 2019
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during December 2019. The Planets Jupiter, shining on the 1st at magnitude -1.8 and with an angular size of 32 arc seconds, can be seen very low in the southwest as darkness falls at the start of…
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The night sky for November 2019
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during November 2019. The Night Sky Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the northern hemisphere’s night sky during November 2019. The Planets Jupiter, shining on the 1st at...
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The night sky for October 2019
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during October 2019. The Planets Jupiter, shining on the 1st at magnitude -2 and falling to -1.9 during the month, can be seen low in the southwest as darkness falls. As the month progresses, its angular...
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The night sky for September 2019
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during September 2019. The Planets Jupiter, shining on the 1st at magnitude -2.2 and falling to -2 during the month, can be seen in the south as darkness falls. As the month progresses, its angular size...
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The night sky for August 2019
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during August 2019. Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the northern hemisphere’s night sky during May 2019. The Planets Jupiter, starts the month shining at magnitude -2.5 which increases to to -2.6...
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The night sky for July 2019
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during July 2019. The Planets Jupiter, shining initially at magnitude -2.6 and falling to -2.4, reached opposition on June 10th and is thus visible towards the south as darkness falls. Its angular size...
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The night sky for June 2019
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during June 2019. Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the northern hemisphere’s night sky during June 2019. The Planets Jupiter, shining at magnitude -2.6 throughout the month, reaches opposition on...
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The night sky for May 2019
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during May 2019. The Planets Jupiter, starts the month shining at magnitude -2.5 which increases to to -2.6 as the month progresses. At the same time, its angular size increases from 43 to 46 arc…
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The night sky for April 2019
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during April 2019. The Planets Jupiter starts the month rising around 1 a.m. and brightens from magnitude -2.3 to -2.5 as the month progresses, whilst its angular size increases slightly from 40 to 43…
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The night sky for March 2019
Northern Hemisphere The Night Sky Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the northern hemisphere's night sky during March 2019. The Early Evening March Sky The brilliant constellation of Orion is seen in the south. Moving up and to the right - following the line of the three...
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The night sky for February 2019
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the northern hemisphere's night sky during February 2019. The Planets Jupiter, starts the month rising around 3:30 a.m. and brightens from magnitude -1.9 to -2.0 as the month progresses whilst its angular size increases slightly from…
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The night sky for January 2019
Northern Hemisphere The Night Sky Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the northern hemisphere's night sky during January 2019. Note the Total Eclipse of the Moon on the morning of January 21st The Planets Jupiter.Jupiter starts the month rising around 5 a.m., and brightens...
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The night sky for December 2018
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during December 2018. The Planets Jupiter - Jupiter passed behind the Sun on November 26th and will appear low in the eastern pre-dawn sky around the 12th of the month. It will have a magnitude of ~-1.8...
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The night sky for November 2018
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during November 2018. The Planets Jupiter - Jupiter is now moving towards its superior conjunction behind the Sun on November 26th and will not be visible this month. Saturn - Saturn will be visible in…
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The night sky for October 2018
Northern Hemisphere The Night Sky Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during October 2018. The Planets Jupiter - Jupiter can be seen low in the west soon after sunset at the start of the month. It shines at magnitude -1.8 (falling to -1.7 during the month)…
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The night sky for September 2018
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during September 2018. The Planets Jupiter - Jupiter can be seen in the west soon after sunset at the start of the month. It shines at magnitude -1.9 (falling to -1.8 during the month) and has a disk…
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The night sky for August 2018
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during August 2018. The Planets Jupiter - Jupiter can be seen in the southwest soon after sunset at the start of the month. It shines at magnitude -2.1 (falling to -1.9 during the month) and has a disk...
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The night sky for July 2018
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during July 2018. The Planets Jupiter - Jupiter can be seen due south soon after sunset at the start of the month and over towards the southwest as the month progresses. It shines at magnitude -2.3...
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The night sky for June 2018
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during June 2018. The Planets Jupiter.Jupiter reached opposition on May 8th, so will be visible during the evening after darkness has fallen. It shines at magnitude -2.5 (falling to -2.3 during the…
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The night sky for May 2018
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during May 2018. The Planets Jupiter - Jupiter reaches opposition on May 8th, so will be visible all night. It shines at magnitude -2.5 and has a disk some 44 arc seconds across throughout the month....
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The night sky for April 2018
Northern Hemisphere Fiona Healy tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during April 2018. Fiona Healy and Fiona Healy from the Carter Observatory in New Zealand speak about the Southern Hemisphere night sky during April 2018. We would have descriptions here, but…
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The night sky for March 2018
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during March 2018. Jupiter.Jupiter rises just before midnight at the beginning of the month and about one hour earlier by month's end. Initially it has a 39 arc second disk, shining at a magnitude of…
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The night sky for February 2018
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during February 2018. Jupiter - Jupiter rises around 2 am at the beginning of the month and just before midnight by month's end. Initially it has a 36 arcsecond disk, shining at a magnitude of -2 but as...
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The night sky for January 2018
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the northern hemisphere night sky during January 2018. Jupiter. Jupiter is now a pre-dawn object rising some three and a half hours before the Sun at the beginning of the month with its 33 arc second disk, shining at a magnitude of -1.8,...
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The night sky for December 2017
Northern Hemisphere Ian Morison tells us what we can see in the Northern Hemisphere night sky during December 2017. The Planets Jupiter - Jupiter is now a pre-dawn object rising some 2 hours before the Sun at the beginning of the month with its 31 arc second disk, shining at a magnitude of -1.7…
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