Currently running online until the 22nd November is the annual ‘National astronomy Week’ You can access the online lectures and presentations at the website – www.astronomyweek.org.uk on Youtube – https://youtu.be/WuHgCazxuak ...
Read MoreThe October night Sky
The glories of October’s night sky can at best be described as ‘Subtle’. The dull autumn constellations are already being challenged by the brilliant lights of winter. Spearheaded by the beautiful star cluster of the Pleiades. Ursa Major, or the Plough, is to all intents and purposes at its lowest in the North. The ‘W’ of Cassiopeia is not far...
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Here is the latest news regarding the astronomy society meetings as we move forward. Financially, the society is fine. We entered March with £698 in the bank account, and we still have that sum, as the church have been very good and not charged us any rent or other expenses. With regard to future society meetings, I have had detailed discussions with the...
Read MoreThe September night sky
The September night sky So what do we have to look at above us as we moved from summer and into autumn. The nights become longer, which mean longer nights for observing, but that is often curtailed as we move towards unsettled weather. Constellations The host of watery constellations in this month’s celestial tableau matches the theme of unsettled...
Read MoreThe August night sky
Although the nights are still short they are slowly lengthening. This August will be a spectacular month so far as the night sky is concerned. If you have wanted to spot all eight planets of the Solar System in a single night, here is your chance. You can’t miss Jupiter, Saturn and Mars in the evening sky, and a good pair of binoculars will assist you to...
Read MoreComet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Comet Neowise, which was discovered in late March by a space telescope, is going to be visible in the UK with the naked eye throughout July. The comet is rare in that it survived a close encounter with the sun, passing at roughly the same distance as Mercury. During its closest approach to Earth Neowise will be about 64 million miles away – or about 400...
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