Will the Sun’s solar maximum phase this year affect the colors we see in the aurora? Find out the science behind these incredible lights in the sky.
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The aurora has been putting on a show in the night skies recently. If you’ve missed it, don’t worry—it will be making frequent appearances in 2025, and we’re here to tell you why.
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Did you know summer lasts longer in the Northern Hemisphere? However, for a variety of complex reasons, next year’s northern summer will be about 15 minutes shorter than in 2024.
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There are two definitions of a Blue Moon; both are a type of Full Moon and have nothing to do with color. If the Moon looks blue, it’s because of dust in the atmosphere.
On 18-May-2019 there will be a Seasonal Blue Moon.
A Seasonal Full Moon is the third Full Moon in an astronomical season with four Full Moons (versus the usual three).
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For the first time in a decade, Mercury is about to transit the Sun. Catch the event that only occurs 13 times a century.
The planet Mercury will pass between the Earth and the Sun on Monday, 9-May-2016, marking a rare celestial event that occurs only 13 times a century. From Earth, the planet will look like a tiny black dot moving in a straight line across a portion of the Sun.
The crossing gets underway at 8:15am ADT.
Mercury’s solar crossing gets underway at 8:15am ADT time, but Continue reading Mercury is about to transit the Sun
The ancient Greeks and Romans often recounted the adventures of their gods. Knowing these stories will help you find the constellations in the winter night sky.
Many of these constellations hide deep sky objects (DSOs) that you can see with binoculars. Tony Schellinck invites you to hear these stories, to view the constellations and asterisms and to find nebula, galaxies and open clusters among the stars.
If you wish, you can bring a pair of binoculars to practice looking for these objects during the show. If you don’t have any binoculars we will have a supply at the theatre to share among the audience.
The show will last approximately an hour. If the sky is clear and the temperature tolerable we will go to St. Gregory’s Church overflow parking (350 metre walk or drive) to find the constellations and the DSOs using binoculars.
This presentation is not recommended for young children because of the content of the stories.
Presenter: Tony Schellinck – Tony is an amateur astronomer who has an observatory in Port Mouton from which he photographs the stars for use in this show.
Tony has been a presenter at the Dalhousie University Planetarium for the last several years, putting on shows three times a year there.
He plans to bring an enhanced planetarium experience to audiences outside the Halifax area.
All proceeds go to the Astor Theatre.
A Black Moon can be the third New Moon in an astronomical season with four New Moons or the second New Moon in the same calendar month.
For September/2016 it is the latter – the second New Moon in the month; being the first New Moon on 1-Sep-2016.
