February 20-21, 2015: Triple Celestial Conjunction
Bandar Seri Begawan – Look west in twilight on February 20 and 21 as two planets, Venus and Mars, appear close one another in the sky and will be accompanied by
Download Free eBook: Your Guide to the Moon
Moon watchers can download this eBook Your Guide to the Moon, a supplementary edition in Astronomy magazine 2014, by Robert Burnham. It features moon watchers’ tips and moon maps which
25 December 2014: Comet Lovejoy from Brunei (Update)
December 25, 2014, Brunei – After the waxing moon set, clouds began to clear out making tonight’s sky an excellent night to gaze the stars. I got all of my
Comet Lovejoy C2014 grazes Brunei sky
Dec 23, 2014. DARK MOONLESS SKY TONIGHT and Comet Lovejoy C2014 was positioned high above our Brunei sky at around mid-night. Recently in August this year, An Australian amateur astronomer, Terry Lovejoy, discovered
Spectacular Geminids meteor shower lights up Brunei Sky
SKYWATCHERS in Brunei and around the world had the opportunity to witness the annual astronomical spectacle of Geminids meteor shower last night. Every year on December 14, the Earth comes
‘Blood moon’ awes stargazers
STARGAZERS in the Americas and Asia were treated to a lunar eclipse Wednesday, a celestial show that bathed the moon in a reddish tint to create a “blood moon”. In
Spectacular total lunar eclipse tomorrow evening
A TOTAL lunar eclipse is set to occur tomorrow, October 8, and will be visible in Brunei between 6.03pm and 9.32pm. It will be a spectacular astronomical event as the
Astronomy Application: An Easy Way to Determine Kiblat Direction on July 16
Above: Facing west of Brunei, the method of determining the Kiblat using shadow of column during the “istiwa adzam” in Makkah. Bandar Seri Begawan – On July 16 of each year, at 5:28 pm,
A guide to photograph Comet ISON tomorrow
Space Weather News for Nov. 14, 2013 http://spaceweather.com/ COMET ISON OUTBURST: Observers around the world are reporting a sharp increase in the brightness of sundiving Comet ISON. Formerly dim, it
Catch the close pairing of the Moon and Venus
Bandar Seri Begawan – There will be a close pairing of the moon and the planet Venus, a perfect chance to all stargazers to enjoy witnessing an astronomical event with
Partial lunar eclipse on April 26 2013
The April 26, 2013 partial lunar eclipse will be visible over Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Only a tiny sliver of the moon will be covered by the Earth’s umbral
Spectacular celestial conjunctions on Dec 25 2012
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