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Manx Sky at Night
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.
Episodes
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT - JANUARY 2021
This month's programme falls during our Island circuit-breaker lockdown, so astronomer Howard Parkin cannot be in the Manx Radio studio as usual. Instead, he's…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT - DECEMBER 2020
In our dark skies, THAT conjunction - between Jupiter and Saturn - is still visible (weather permitting) in the evenings between 5pm and 6pm .....both are…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT - NOVEMBER 2020
Astronomer Howard Parkin explains what to look for in the dark skies over our Island during the month of December. Highlights include the Great Conjunction of…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT - OCTOBER 2020
Astronomer Howard Parkin looks into the wonderful dark skies over our Island and describes what we might see, in clear night-time conditions, in the coming…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT - SEPTEMBER 2020
With the longer autumn nights, come even better opportunities to enjoy our dark Manx skies! Astronomer Howard Parkin explains what to look for during October…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT - AUGUST 2020
With the sun setting earlier and rising later, we're getting longer hours of darkness - which is good news for stargazers! Howard talks about the autumn…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT - JULY 2020
In this edition of the Manx Sky At Night, astronomer Howard Parkin looks at the skies over the Island and explains how to find all the planets - Saturn…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT - JUNE 2020
Howard Parkin is back in the studio, explaining which stars and planets we can look forward to seeing in our wonderful Manx dark skies during the month of July…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT - MAY 2020
Once again, our resident Astronomer Howard Parkin starts this month's programme with some stargazing 'live' from his garden in Onchan. Howard explains what…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT APRIL 2020
In order to maintain social distancing, Howard can't be in the Manx Radio studios for this month's edition of the Manx Sky at Night, so instead he's recorded a…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT MARCH 2020
Howard Parkin was due to be off-Island for the last Sunday in March, so prior to his departure we recorded a programme in which Howard explains all we can see…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT FEBRUARY 2020
Astronomer Howard Parkin explains what to look for in the Manx skies in the coming weeks - Venus still dominating the western sky; the Moon passing through…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT - JANUARY 2020
In the January edition of MANX SKY AT NIGHT, astronomer Howard Parkin tells us what we can expect to see in our dark skies during the coming weeks, including…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT - DECEMBER 2019
Howard Parkin studies the skies and his charts, and uses his astronomer's skills to tell us what we can look for in the January Manx skies. Plus there's the…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT - NOVEMBER 2019
Once again Howard Parkin is enjoying the dark Manx skies of autumn - looking forward to the Geminid Meteors in early December, and the chance to get a good…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT - OCTOBER 2019
Autumn in the perfect season for star gazing and planet watching - Howard Parkin tells us where to look, and what we might see. Plus there's news of the latest…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT - SEPTEMBER 2019
Starry skies and adventures in space - Howard Parkin has stories and information to help us enjoy even more of our natural world - and there's a bit of music…
- Manx Sky at Night
MANX SKY AT NIGHT - AUGUST 2019
Howard Parkin is loving the darker nights - perfect for star gazing and planet-spotting! In this month's edition, Howard looks at the vital importance of the…