Sky Diary for January 2021
My Sky Diary for January is now available to view on YouTube. All these dates are also available on my electronic TeamUp Diary on the link below. Download…
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My Sky Diary for January is now available to view on YouTube. All these dates are also available on my electronic TeamUp Diary on the link below. Download…
My Sky Diary for November is now available to view on YouTube. All these dates are available on my electronic TeamUp Diary. Download the app and install the…
My monthly look up at the night sky showing events for the month of November 2020. Highlighting 5 outer planets visible the month, plus two potential comets (maybe!?)…
Don’t forget, as well as this months Mars opposition, we also have Comet C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) coming north. It will be visible in the morning sky from mid-month…
My Sky Diary for October 2020 is now on YouTube. You can access my TeamUp Sky Diary on The Web: www.star-gazing.co.uk/Diary Or if you install the app, you…
My latest YouTube video shows you where you can find the planets over the next few months until the end of the year. It also looks in a…
There is a new Comet NEOWISE on the block. Comet C/2020 P1 (NEOWISE) is moving northwards from the southern hemisphere and brightening. So it should give us a…
Although it is starting to fade now, Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) is continuing to give us a great display. If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s my latest…
Have you managed to capture loads of images of Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) over the last week or so? Are you having trouble getting lots of detail out…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few weeks, you probably realise that there is a spectacular comet on display at the moment. It’s Comet…
If you are like me Stellarium is a fantastic planetarium program for showing people the sky and planning what you might be able to see. My YouTube guide…
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) is now circumpolar from the UK. If you’d like to see some of my Comet images, visit my Flickr Comet Gallery. https://www.flickr.com/photos/eagleseyeonthesky/albums/72157657056869340 Visit my…
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) is now putting on a great show. The tail has now extended to about 5 degrees long and getting brighter. It is now sporting…
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) is now visible from the UK. Unlike Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) and C/2020 F8 (SWAN) which both failed to perform, this comet looks like…
Barnard’s Star is a very interesting star. It is known as The Runaway Star, and for good reason. It’s apparent motion across the sky is relatively fast. This…
My YouTube video shows you what to expect over the next few weeks as the planet moves ever closer to The Sun and lower in our evening sky.
Today is the 50th Anniversary since the launch of Apollo 13. A special event organised by Go Space Watch in Sutton Coldfield has been cancelled, so I have…
In the first week of April, Venus Photo-bombs The Pleiades Star Cluster in Taurus. On the evening of the 2nd it will be just below The Pleiades. On…
One Million Interactions – Inspiring the next generation of space scientists. The One Million Interactions programme is a partnership between the UK Space Agency, ESERO-UK, STEM Ambassadors and the Careers…
There’s a nice conjunction of The Moon, Venus & Pleiades star cluster coming up. On the evening of Thursday the 26th of March, the very thin crescent Moon…
If you are blessed with clear skies (yeah right!) over the next few mornings there will be a nice display of planets and The Moon in the morning…
Due to cloud cover I missed the Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) passing close to The Owl Nebula a short time ago. But the excitement is building. This comet…
My Sky Diary of events is now available electronically using a TeamUp calendar shown below and on YouTube. Thank you very much to Steve Tonkin from binocular Astronomy…
Tomorrow evening (26th February) I will be presenting to Letchworth and District Astronomical Society. http://www.ldas.org.uk I’m looking forward to showing them all about the fantastic Rosetta and Philae…
See my blog entry on the comet with maps of its full path here: https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/comet-c2019y4-2020 On the 24th and 25th of February Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) passes about…
I am very pleased to announce that my new Star-Gazing Guide to Affinity Photo Astrophotography Image Processing is now available to order. Click here to visit my Secure…
As part of the Apollo 50 celebrations, I am helping to organise an Apollo 13 Event at Raunds Community Library. This will be held on Saturday the 7th…
Tonight I will be re-visiting my friends at Rugby & District Astronomical Society to give another presentation. Out of the Darkness: Pluto, New Horizons & Arrokoth. We will…
On Monday the 27th of January Venus passes just 4 arc minutes south of Neptune in the evening sky. Venus is moving much faster than Neptune, so you…
Comet C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS) is approaching the Double Cluster (Or The Sword Handle) in Perseus over the next few days. See my blog entry below for more details…