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Books to read against a beautiful sunset

Here are some books that, for their various tropes and themes, go hand in hand and allow us to relish these July evenings.

The Science Behind These Beautiful Skies

Why, and how, is the sky so colourful these days?

The first meteor shower of 2016 is peaking

Behold the majestic celestial display, the first for the New Year when the Quadrantid meteor storm will reach its peak early Monday morning with a spectacular show of ‘shooting stars’ most likely over North America and Europe.

Three planets align for rare display

Venus, Jupiter and Mars to be seen together in the sky this week, in a rare grouping of the three planets.

Rare 'supermoon' eclipse unfolds tonight

Sky-watchers around the world are in for a treat tonight and tomorrow when the shadow of earth casts a reddish glow on the moon, the result of rare combination of an eclipse with the closest full moon of the year.

July 17, 2022
July 17, 2022

Books to read against a beautiful sunset

Here are some books that, for their various tropes and themes, go hand in hand and allow us to relish these July evenings.

June 12, 2021
June 12, 2021

The Science Behind These Beautiful Skies

Why, and how, is the sky so colourful these days?

January 4, 2016
January 4, 2016

The first meteor shower of 2016 is peaking

Behold the majestic celestial display, the first for the New Year when the Quadrantid meteor storm will reach its peak early Monday morning with a spectacular show of ‘shooting stars’ most likely over North America and Europe.

October 27, 2015
October 27, 2015

Three planets align for rare display

Venus, Jupiter and Mars to be seen together in the sky this week, in a rare grouping of the three planets.

September 27, 2015
September 27, 2015

Rare 'supermoon' eclipse unfolds tonight

Sky-watchers around the world are in for a treat tonight and tomorrow when the shadow of earth casts a reddish glow on the moon, the result of rare combination of an eclipse with the closest full moon of the year.