My free monthly sky diary for October 2019 showing the events of the night sky visible from the UK is now available in a printable pdf version for…

Tonight, I will be visiting the Open University Astronomy Club in Milton Keynes to present my: Whistle-Stop Tour of the Universe (Hitch-Hiking on a Ray of Light). So…

This weekend is the main Kelling Equinox Starcamp weekend organised by Loughton Astronomical Society. Hundreds of like-minded astronomers meet up at Kelling Heath Holiday Park. Some of them…

If you are in Kidderminster on the 1st of November, I am presenting two Apollo 50 events for both Kidderminster Arts and Food Festival (KAFF) and Go Space…

Comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) has crashed into astronomical news. It is the second object known to have originated from outside our solar system, make a dive in towards…

Tonight I will be re-visiting one of my closest astronomy clubs to talk about astrophotography. It will be good to catch up with my friends at Nene Valley…

On Saturday the 14th of September the Federation of Astronomical Societies (FAS) are holding their annual convention. This will be held at The Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road…

Another comet that will be good to go out and watch is 260P (McNaught). It is currently heading northwards in the constellation of Aries. Images taken of the…

Comet 2018 W2 (Africano) is visible the next couple of months. It is fairly high up at the moment in Perseus. It reaches perihelion tomorrow (6th September). It…

Tonight Duston Camera Club have invited me to present my Whistle-Stop Tour of the Universe (Hitch-Hiking on a Ray of Light). So let’s hope that they strap themselves…

My free monthly sky diary for September 2019 showing the events of the night sky visible from the UK is now available in a printable pdf version for…

As the sky gets dark tonight, a transit of Ganymede’s shadow will be in progress, as will the great red spot. The first two illustrations in the diagram…

Tomorrow I am once again proud to be supporting the summer Space Chase Reading challenge, I will be bringing the planetarium to Far Cotton Library in Northampton. There…

Tonight I will be re-visiting Rugby & District Astronomical Society. I will be presenting, Magnificent Destination: The Apollo Moon Missions. This tells the story of the fantastic Apollo…

Today’s the day that the Apollo 11 mission finally concluded. Mike, Neil & Buzz were finally released back out into the world after being in quarantine since landing.…

The first event supporting the @Library_Plus Space Chase @readingagency  #SpaceForReading challenge this summer was held yesterday. Alongside other members of Northamptonshire Natural History Society (NNHS), we wowed them with not…

I am proud to be supporting this summers reading challenge – Space Chase in libraries across Northamptonshire. Children can sign up at their local library and read six…

My free monthly sky diary for August 2019 showing the events of the night sky visible from the UK is now available in a printable pdf version for…

Follow my blog here: www.star-gazing.co.uk/blog.html Another extremely busy day as re-entry, splashdown and recovery of crew, CM and lunar samples are all happening today. 16:21:12 – Just before…

Follow my blog here: www.star-gazing.co.uk/blog.html Scroll down for more of the Apollo 50 timeline. Not much for the astronauts to do today on our Apollo 11 50th timeline,…

One small step for me. Live interview with Simon Hoggarth at Northampton’s NLive Radio tonight. http://nliveradio.com Discussing the Apollo 11 lunar Mission and answering general astronomy questions. Yes,…

Scroll down the blog if you’re looking for today’s Apollo 11 50th Timeline. What a great day it was for my Apollo 50th Day. In the afternoon I…

Follow my blog here: www.star-gazing.co.uk/blog.html A much easier day on the Apollo 11 timeline for the astronauts today as they separate from the Lunar Module, break out of…

Follow my blog here: www.star-gazing.co.uk/blog.html In the early hours of this morning Neil & Buzz got to explore the surface. The surface of the frigging Moon for goodness…

Today’s that amazing day on our Apollo 50th Anniversary Timeline. The long awaited and anticipated day when the lunar module Eagle is landed by Neil and Buzz onto…

On our 50 year Apollo 11 Timeline, it’s today that the Command and Service Module (CSM) with the attached Lunar Module (LM) arrive at The Moon and achieve…

On our 50 year Apollo 11 Timeline, it’s coasting to The Moon with general housekeeping and TV transmissions. Neil and Buzz pop into the Lunar Module (LM) Eagle…

It is a much quieter second day for the Apollo astronauts today on our 50 year Apollo 11 timeline as the Command / Service / Lunar Modules stack…

This is the Apollo 11 timeline of the flight which was launched 50 years ago today. I will be posting each days events as it happened until the…

Join me for a family orientated event to showcase the outstanding achievement of the Apollo 11 lunar landings on the 20th of July for my 50th Anniversary Celebration…