Latest Facts posted on the 13th January 2010
On this page we will present article, facts and figures about astronomical objects and briefly talk a bit about them. We may detail a particular planet, star cluster, or anything to do with space. It will updated regularly so keep coming back to see the latest.
Late January into the end of February, bring one of the most popular planets into the evening skies. Mars is visible low in the North Eastern skies. Mars this year will be quite far from Earth so will only look very tiny through a telescope. Don't forget the Orion is high overhead, so the sky is full of great stars to see as well.
To the south for telescope users are the Globular Cluster 47 Tuc, plus the wonders of Orion. The Moon is viewed in the evening sky from the 16th January with full moon on the 30th. In February the moon is again in the evening sky from the 16th with a full moon on the 1st of March.
Happy Viewing !