Live stream of the eclipse here: www.hos.cy/live The phenomenon as visible from Cyprus will start at 12:50, with the Moon entering the solar disk. The peak of the eclipse is expected at 14:04 when the solar disk will be covered by 35%. The eclipse will end at 15:15 with the Moon exiting the solar disk.…
Dear friends of astronomy, May is associated with the beginning of summer, which favours our occupation with observing the sky. Through the description we have prepared, we will tour the night sky of May. Lunar Eclipse in Earth’s shadow – 16/5/2022 Photo 1: During the observation, we will see the Moon covered by a veil…
Dear friends of astronomy, we wish you a happy Easter, always with good health and clear skies. The Easter period is combined with visits to the villages, which will give us the opportunity to enjoy the sky away from the city lights. Lyrids – Meteor shower Figure 1: The point from which the Lyrids appear…
March is the month of the Equinox, the day when the Sun illuminates the Earth exactly perpendicular to its equator, making the length of the day equal to the length of the night. So let’s see exactly what the night sky has in store for us in March. Fun fact: March 20th marks the astronomical…
Dear friends of astronomy, we are heading towards the end of winter and the Alcyonides nights give us the opportunity to observe the starry sky. We call Alcyonides nights consecutive evenings of summer that occur mainly from 15 January to 15 February. These evenings are ideal for stargazing as the preceding rain has cleared the…
Friends of astronomy we greet you! The month of September leads us to the autumn celestial targets and the autumn equinox. Let’s start our tour of the night sky and together let’s see the interesting phenomena! Photo 1: The constellation of Scorpio and Sagittarius at the Prodromos Dam from a photo taken by our team.…
Friends of Astronomy we salute you. We are officially entering the last month of summer. So let’s get ready for fantastic star tours on warm August nights. From the sought-after meteor shower, also known as Perseids, to the glowing Jupiter and Saturn and the August Full Moon. Picture 1: Illustration of the Scorpion in the…
Dear friends of Astronomy, we are in the middle of summer, with the winter constellations almost gone and the summer constellations keeping us company until September. Therefore, let’s explore some of the targets that you can observe in July. Observing the Moon The moon always catches our eyes wherever it is in the night sky. On July…
Dear friends of astronomy, while summer season is right about to begin so does the night sky changes its showing face. June is giving us a short excitement since a partial solar eclipse will be observable from Cyprus. We are ready to take a tour to the summer constellations and find our new celestial targets.…
Dear friends of astronomy, we hope that you are all well and safe. Let’s hope that May will be the moth that finally finds us out in nature for our night sky observations. May is usually associated with the beginning of summer, a season that comes with favourable conditions for night sky observations. In this…
