Astronomy in Brunei Darussalam
Bandar Seri Begawan – Not to be missed cosmic event this year, the brilliant Venus will glide past the sparkling Pleiades star cluster on April 02 until April 05, 2020 at dusk from Brunei Darussalam.
The Pleiades (M45) is the most famous of all open cluster and very rich with more than 1000 stars. At least 7 prominent stars in the cluster are easily visible, hence this jewel is nicknamed as the βSeven Sistersβ.
Continue reading “Venus-Pleiades Super-Close Conjunction 02-05 April 2020”Tutong – The 3 bright planets – Jupiter, Mars and Saturn – gather with the crescent Moon in astronomical twilight this morning (March 21, 2020) from Tutong, Brunei Darussalam.
Bandar Seri Begawan – These are some of exciting and not to be missed cosmic events visible in Brunei to look up next week.
March 18 until March 20, 2020: Three bright planets β Mars, Jupiter and Saturn- will join the crescent moon to form a cosmic cluster in the Eastern sky at dawn from Brunei Darussalam.
Continue reading “Planets Gatherings Join the Moon from March 18 until 21, 2020”
Planetary Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter on June 30 and July 01 after sunset. Dont miss it!
UPDATE: June 30, 2015. Some photos of the event.
CanonEOS 10mm f/4.0 ISO-1600 15sec
Update April 12, 2015: Another change to view a celestial conjunction of Venus and Pleiades today. Clear sky!
The brilliance of Venus and a beautiful set of “Seven Sisters” star cluster (the Pleiades) are visible very close to each other from Pantai Seri Kenangan, Tutong, at dusk today.
Continue reading “2015 Apr 10 Close Conjunction of Venus and the Seven Sisters”
Bandar Seri Begawan – Look west in twilight on February 20 and 21 as two planets, Venus andΒ Mars,Β appear close one another in the sky and will be accompanied by the thin moon crescent. The celestial phenomenaΒ known asΒ conjunctions occur when celestial bodies have the same right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude as seen from the Earth. While it would be very low in the twilight sky, it might be an interesting photo opportunity. Β Venus will beΒ shining bright in the west after sunset and sky gazers can locate Mars as they are separated within 1 degree apart.Β If the weather cooperates, it could be a spectacular image.
The moon, mighty Jupiter and bright stars cluster of Pleiades appear in celestial conjunction on the night of Dec 25, 2012. Stargazers will be able to see the moon is closed to the planet and stars cluster through the night sky. A great opportunity to all astrophotographers in Brunei to capture the spectacular event.