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Manx Sky at Night

Star gazing .... space watching .... and will we see another aurora? Resident Astronomer Howard Parkin tells all ....

22 minutes | Sunday, 2 June 2024

Astronomer Howard Parkin joins us to look at what we can see in our dark skies over the Island, during the weeks of June - weather permitting! And he can't resist another word or two about the magnificent aurora - and considers the question .... will we see one again anytime soon?Still with auroras in mind, Howard's music choice this month is Renaissance and Northern Lights and in the second part of the programme he has the latest space stories and updates, including the Boeing Starliner launch, the Chinese lunar sampler, the Starship 4 launch .... and is Elon Musk coming to the rescue of a major programme that's getting too costly ?

Star gazing .... space watching .... and will we see another aurora? Resident Astronomer Howard Parkin tells all ....
Manx Sky at Night

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