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Howard Parkin joins Judith Ley to discuss the different and exciting sights that can be seen in the dark skies over the Isle of Man at night.
A supermoon meets Howard Parkin's little-fingernail test before it reaches your camera roll.
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A grounded local skywatch that turns Artemis 2 into something close, lively and easy to share.
Artemis 2 gives this edition of Manx Sky at Night its sense of direction, but the strongest astronomy is right outside the Manx Radio studio. Howard Parkin points to the almost full moon and bright Jupiter nearby, grounding the mission talk in the simple pleasure of stepping out…
A calm March sky guide is paired with Artemis 2's latest delay.
March gives the episode a clean seasonal frame, with Howard Parkin treating the spring sky as a calmer follow-on from winter. He points listeners towards Spica, Regulus and Arcturus, then folds in the Plough's usefulness for finding the pole star.
A practical seasonal guide to winter stars, Venus, Deneb and a Mars installation, pitched for listeners ready to look up.
January gives Manx Sky at Night a firm shape, with Howard Parkin moving from winter stargazing around Orion, Gemini and Taurus to Venus as it returns to the evening sky after its January 3 superior conjunction.
A missed Geminid shower becomes a patient nudge toward January's Quadrantids.
Howard Parkin's seasonal sky chat works best when it sits with the distance between what stargazers hope to see and what the night actually gives them.
A grounded sky guide with aurora forecasts, comet chat, and a few honest astronomical letdowns.
Manx Sky at Night turns a busy skywatching conversation into an accessible tour of the skies above the Isle of Man. Howard Parkin links the possible double peak in the solar cycle to the chance of more dramatic auroras, points listeners toward Aurora Watch UK and Alaska GI, and…
A lively, clear guide to dark skies, supermoon illusions, comets, and zero gravity.
Dark evenings set the tone for this Manx Sky at Night, with Howard Parkin joining Judith Ley to talk about seeing the Milky Way with the naked eye at Nocalo, then moving on to the November 5 supermoon.
Rotating StarTalk scientist-hosts and a comedian co-host tackle listener-submitted cosmic questions.
Patient space coverage with real mission context.
Manx Sky at Night with Howard Parkin ties April skywatching over the Isle of Man to NASA’s Artemis II launch, scheduled for April 1.
Judith Ley and astronomer Howard Parkin discuss March stargazing from the Isle of Man, including Jupiter, Venus, the Milky Way, and a lunar eclipse unavailable locally.
Manx Sky at Night with Howard Parkin turns the January sky into a guide to Jupiter, the winter constellations of Orion, Gemini, and Taurus, and the retrograde motion that Copernicus explained in 1543.
Manx Radio's Manx Sky at Night follows Howard Parkin through January sky targets, from Jupiter at opposition to the 3 January full Moon and the Quadrantids.
["Howard Parkin says the December sky on the Isle of Man includes a full moon on December 4, a supermoon, and a daylight moon that still shows detail by eye.", "He and Judith Ley point listeners to Jupiter in Gemini, Saturn in the west, and the winter constellations rising in the east.", "Parkin also revisits the clouded-out aurora burst on November 13, the KP 9 reading, and the Aurora Watch UK and Alaska GI tools he checks.", "He ends with 3I Atlas, Mars dust-storm electrical activity, and Artemis 3 slipping to 2027, plus a June 3 Jupiter-Venus pairing he says is arranged for TT week."]
Manx Sky at Night host Judith Ley and astronomer Howard Parkin review November skies, including Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, three comets, aurora, and the November 5 supermoon.
Howard Parkin uses Saturn, the Square of Pegasus, and the Andromeda legend to give Manx listeners specific autumn stargazing targets, including a challenge to count stars inside the square.
Howard Parkin and Judith Ley preview a total lunar eclipse on 7 September, including its red appearance and viewing direction from the Isle of Man.
Howard Parkin guides Judith Ley through August stargazing from the Isle of Man, including the Perseid meteor shower, Polaris, the Summer Triangle, Venus, Jupiter, and noctilucent clouds.
Manx Sky at Night host Judith Ley speaks with astronomer Howard Parkin about binocular stargazing during Isle of Man summer twilight, when truly dark skies do not return until 4 August.
Manx Sky at Night host Judith Ley speaks with astronomer Howard Parkin about late-May observing conditions, including astronomical twilight, bright stars such as Arcturus and Spica, and Mars near Regulus.
Howard Parkin explains how Mars moves past Castor and Pollux, illustrating the retrograde motion that challenged ancient astronomers.
Howard Parkin and Judith Ley discuss stargazing and astronomical events visible from the Isle of Man.
Howard Parkin and Judith Ley discuss recent astronomical events and what to observe in the night sky over the Isle of Man.
Howard Parkin discusses his experience viewing a solar eclipse, describing the darkness and visual phenomena.
Howard Parkin and Judith Ley discuss the January night sky over the Isle of Man, highlighting stars and stargazing opportunities.