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Strawberry Supermoon: The last Supermoon of 2021 is on 24th June 2021

Shaneer N. Siddiqui   Wed 23 Jun 2021    

Supermoon: A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon that approximately coincides with the closest distance that the Moon reaches to Earth in its elliptic orbit (less than 360,000 km), resulting in a larger-than-usual apparent size of the […]

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Summer solstice – 21st June 2021: Longest day (13 hours and 43 min) of the year in UAE and Northern hemisphere

Shaneer N. Siddiqui   Mon 21 Jun 2021    

If you are in the Northern Hemisphere (Middle East, China, India, United Estate, etc. – half of the Earth that is north of the Equator) you might notice the early dawns and late sunsets, and the high arc of the […]

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Cosmic fireball lights up the sky in UK

Brew Admin   Mon 01 Mar 2021    

On Sunday night, a large swath of meteors gleamed in the British sky, making the lucky ones happy. Doorbell cameras across the UK captured very bright meteors called fireballs The meteor was spotted shortly before 10 o’clock in the evening […]

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An astronomical treat to Skywatchers in New Year week. Quadrantids meteor shower peak on 3-4 January 2021

Brew Admin   Fri 01 Jan 2021    

A meteor shower that NASA calls one of the “best annual” will kick off 2021 this weekend. The Quadrantids are usually active between the end of December and the second week of January, and peak on January 3-4. Unlike other […]

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Coming soon: First ‘Christmas star’ in 800 years

Brew Admin   Fri 18 Dec 2020    

Two giant planets of our solar system Jupiter and Saturn are set to create a “Christmas star” with a dramatic close encounter that has not been seen from Earth in nearly 800 years. The solar system’s two largest planets will […]

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‘Geminid’ meteor showers to dazzle skies next week on 13-14 December 2020

Brew Admin   Tue 08 Dec 2020    

The Geminids peak this month, with as many as 120 meteors visible per hour Perfect conditions ahead for Geminid meteor shower; No moon at the time of peak activity, presenting significant interference in the night sky. In 2020, the grand […]

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