Red Storm after Midnight
Seeing Red A shock wave from the Sun gave night owls a great show after 0130 on the morning of April 7. For astronomers at the South African Astronomical Observatory near Sutherland, it began when Stephen Potter noticed that...[more]
Georgeous Evening Sky Show on Thursday 6 April
What to Look for Three planets and the crescent moon will form a striking group in the northwestern sky on the evening of Thursday 6 April. Directly below the moon will be the giant planet Jupiter, brightest of the three....[more]
Telescopes, Terrain and Technology Unite Twin Towns
The Karoo town of Sutherland in the Northern Cape and the west Texas town of Fort Davis, in Jeff Davis County, announced this week that they intend to enter into a "twin town" agreement. As twin towns, Fort Davis and...[more]
Eye SPIE with my Giant African Eye
South Africans and High-Tech Optics For the first time, South African scientists and engineers will participate in a conference organized by SPIE -- The International Society for Optical Engineering, where they will present...[more]
Noon at Midnight
Marking 2000 As the laser clock on Table Mountain and the giant digital clock on the Grand Parade mark the end of the 1900s, the Waterfront time ball will drop and the 'noon gun' cannon will fire to salute the midnight beginning...[more]
The Brightest Moon of the Century?
Rumours are circulating that the full moon of 22 December this year will be the last of the millenium and the brightest in 133 years. None of this is quite true. What will really happen? Brightest and Best? At the moment of...[more]
Seeing the Ramadaan Crescent
Africa and the Middle East The young crescent moon in the evening sky will first become visible from southern Africa and the Middle East on December 9. Astronomical new moon occurs at 00:32 SAST on December 8, but on the...[more]
Last updated: 26 May 2011
