Category Archives: Astronomy

What Happens if Asteroid 2024 YR4 Hits the Moon?

If I offered you odds of 1 in 3 to win the lottery, you’d take it right? Good odds. But what, if there was a 1 in 3 chance of an asteroid hitting the moon? Context is everything right? Asteroid 2024 YR4 – a name like that just rolls off the tongue doesn’t it… isContinueContinue reading “What Happens if Asteroid 2024 YR4 Hits the Moon?”

Exploring Deep Space with Seestar S50: A Year in Review

I first bought the Seestar S50 a little over 12 months ago. I ummed and ahhed for ages trying to justify the spend, as although its not a hugely expensive instrument, its not pocket change either. Eventually at last years New Scientist Live I took the plunge and bought it from First Light Optics. AContinueContinue reading “Exploring Deep Space with Seestar S50: A Year in Review”