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Rare blue supermoon will appear in skies tonight – what is it? | Science & Tech News
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Top tips for photographing the night sky Welsh astrophotographer Dafydd Wyn Morgan gives some top tips for people take pictures of night-sky spectaculars. Tip one: Get to know your local area’s darkest spots “Seek out somewhere where you live which has minimal light pollution,” says Mr Morgan. Plan ahead as to where you’re going to…
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Meteor shower to light up UK skies tonight – how to watch the show | Science & Tech News
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The Delta Aquariids meteor shower will burst over our heads on Monday night, with clear skies making the show visible for much of the UK. A meteor shower occurs when the Earth passes through a stream of debris left behind by a comet. As that debris hits the atmosphere, it burns up, leaving bright trails…
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Northern Lights glow up skies across UK and around the world – see best pictures here | UK News
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Skies over the UK were turned shades of pink and green as the Northern Lights produced incredible displays for skygazers. The impressive Aurora Borealis, usually only visible from northern parts of the British Isles, was visible across large parts of the UK overnight, including Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and, unusually, southern England. The display was…
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Leonid meteor shower to light up skies above the UK this weekend | Science & Tech News
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The Leonid meteor shower will light up skies above the UK this weekend, offering stargazers a celestial display. The best time to see the shower will be between midnight and before dawn in the early hours of Saturday. It is one of the bigger annual meteor showers in the sky, and usually features quick, fast…
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Northern Lights illuminate skies across the UK | Science & Tech News
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The bright Northern Lights illuminated the sky across certain parts of the UK last night. The lights glazed the sky on Sunday 23 April and were seen across Wales and England. Lancaster University’s AuroraWatch, run by the Space and Planetary Physics group, issued a ‘red alert’, meaning that seeing aurora was very “likely”. Here’s what…
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Rare baby blue spiral in Alaska skies leaves Northern Lights enthusiasts ‘bewildered’ | Science & Tech News
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Northern Lights enthusiasts were left “bewildered” after a baby blue-coloured spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aroura in the skies of Alaska. Although it might have looked like the sudden appearance of a portal, or the beginnings of an alien invasion, the sky spiral was caused by excess fuel released from a SpaceX rocket…