Comet NEOWISE is continuing to improve is the sky in Ireland. It is continuing to rise in the sky, and is still visible in the northwest once the sky has gotten dark. It is one of the best comets I have seen! It will continue to get closer to the Earth and make it’s closestContinue reading “Comet NEOWISE update”
Category Archives: Comets
Comet NEOWISE
You may have heard about comet Neowise that has been visible in the skies above Ireland recently. Comet C2020 F3 NEOWISE was discovered by the NEOWISE spacecraft on 27th March 2020. It made it’s closest approach to the Sun on 3rd of July 2020 and since emerging from the encounter with the Sun, has becomeContinue reading “Comet NEOWISE”
The Solar System
The Solar System is our home and in this series, I plan to discuss the Solar System in detail. In this post, I’m going to start with a general overview of the structure of the Solar System and then follow with a more detailed post about the Sun, each of the planets, minor planets andContinue reading “The Solar System”
What are Comets?
This week saw the peak of the Lyrid Meteor Shower and in the last post I mentioned that a comet called C/1861 G1 Thatcher was the source of the dust that causes the Lyrids. But what exactly is a comet? Comets are often described as dirty snowballs. They are small and are made mainly ofContinue reading “What are Comets?”
The Science Shed 