Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn will be visible, plus a meteor shower next week
The renaming of the asteroid comes from a suggestion by the Yukon Astronomical Society.
Jaskarn Singh ‘Sid’ Sidhu has an asteroid named after him, honouring his volunteer astronomy efforts
People from Victoria to Campbell River and Tofino report flash of light in sky on Dec. 12
“For thousands of years, the night sky was just a splash of random dots.”
By Gary Boyle - The Backyard Astronomer **************************************** As the sun sets…
The Perseid Meteor Shower is now underway from July 14 to August 14.
Sunday night look for the moon in a crescent low in the low western sky just after sunset
Stargazers typically gather in groups at observatories or with backyard telescopes for such events
Mars is the brightest it’s been in 15 years this October
With a separation of 60 million kilometres on October 6 Mars is big and bright.
