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Monthly star guide October 2013

Star chart for 15th August at 8.00 pm Moon phases Those nights highlighted yellow are the best for viewing stars in the evening when the moon is a thin crescent or rises late. Information on moon phases and times of sunrise and sunset can be accessed for any time of...

Planetary probe meets inter-stellar space

NASA has reported that its planetary probe, Voyager 1, has just burst through the Heliosphere and has entered inter-stellar space. This is the first time in history that man has sent a machine beyond the confines of the solar system. The space inside our solar system...

Meteor showers

This article is so good, I’ve just copied it whole. Thanks to David K. Lynch. “Shooting stars”, falling stars” or meteors, call them what you like. These pinpoints of light that streak across the night sky are tiny bits of rock from space. They...

Arrival of Bedouin Tribes in Sinai

Only a few of the Bedouin tribes now found in Sinai were there before the Islamic conquest of the 7th Century. Most seem to have arrived much later. The oldest tribes in Sinai seem to be the Bili and Bayyadhiyin who were reported as early as the 10th Century in a...

Monthly Star Guide April 2013

Star Chart for 15th April 2013 Moon phases Go to Sunrise and Moon Phases for April 2013 for phases and times of sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset. This information can be accessed for any time of the year from Information on the drop down menu at the top of the...