Category: Astronomy
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Back to 30°C today – Procession for SLFD Firefighter around 5:30 – Extreme Fire Danger – Meteors
The clouds cleared overnight and the heat will move back in quickly today. The forecast yesterday was for temperatures to get up to 35°C Thursday but that has been cut back to “only” 30°C today and possibly 33°C Thursday. Temperatures should remain in the high twenties into the weekend with clouds and cooler temperatures returning…
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Hottest days of the year coming – including on the North Island!
I’ve been preparing for a backpacking trip up to Cape Scott on Monday. So this post will be as much about Port Alberni and the South Island as it will about the North Island so my family can imagine when my son and I are soaked with rain or basking on a beach in 19°C…
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Better idea at where to find Comet Neowise
I managed to see the Comet last night (both with naked eye and a small telescope). It was really exciting! It’s pretty dim and I don’t have the stuff to be able to take a picture but here’s where I saw it. The arrow shows both the position and the direction of the tail on…
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Time to look for a Comet!
Look for it over the Beauforts (Just left/west of the tallest peak) around 11PM each night. The weather continues to be variable and less than summery. Though early this week might feel a little better. So perhaps we can turn our attention to something a little more fleeting, but rewarding, a Comet that can be…
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A few more days of clear skies – Check out the Lyrids Meteor Shower!
There is a possibility of rain creeping into the forecast for next week so while we still have the gorgeous weather (it’s still 16ºC as I type this at 9PM!) and clear skies it’s a perfect time to check a meteor shower! Head over to the TimeandDate.com website and you can see a great little…