Samantha Rolfe

Astronomy and Astrobiology

West Herts Drive Time Science Correspondent 23/03/2015 – Night Sky This Month – March/April

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4th April Full Moon (Total Lunar Eclipse – Eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean, Western Americas. In Britain there will be one on 28th Sept 2015)

13th to 18th April – International Dark Sky Week, join in by reducing light pollution (turn off outside lights where possible) and enjoy dark skies.

22nd/23rd April Lyrids Meteor Shower peak. Moon sets shortly after midnight allowing for a dark sky to view the show, approximately 20 meteors per hour. Produced by debris left behind by comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher.

25th April International Astronomy Day

Sources: http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/total-lunar-eclipse.html

http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy-calendar-current.html

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