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The Lyrids are a strong meteor shower lasting from April 17 to April 28 each year. Their peak is typical around April 23 with a rate of 18 meteors per hour (sometimes the rate can reach 100 meteors per hour) and an average velocity of 49 km/s. The radiant of Lyrids is located close to Vega, the brightest star of the constellation Lyra. The source of the meteor shower is particles of dust shed by the long-period Comet Thatcher (C/1861 G1). Enjoy … Read More

The Virginids are a meteor shower lasting from February 13 to April 8 each year. Their peak is typical around March 24 with a rate of 5 meteors per hour and an average velocity of 31 km/s. The radiant of the meteor shower is located in the constellation Virgo. Enjoy this experience with us, book now the stargazing!

In 2015 spring will begin on Friday 20th of March at 10:45pm UTC. This season will last 92 days and 18 hours, and it will end on 21st of June with the beginning of summer. The beginning of seasons is conventionally established by particular positions of the Earth during its orbit around the Sun. So the spring equinox occurs when the plane of Earth’s Equator passes the center of the Sun. At that instant, the tilt of Earth’s axis neither … Read More

The solar eclipse of the 20th of March is a total eclipse, so from some places on Earth you will see the Sun totally obscured by the Moon. Out of that area, there are some places, for example Spain, from where you will see a partial eclipse because the Moon only hides a part of the Sun. For the rest of the Planet the eclipse won’t be visible. Totality occurs over the north Atlantic Ocean and Svalbard Islands. The partial … Read More