A11pl3Z – Interstellar Asteroid / Comet?
The presence of a very interesting, newly discovered object has been announced. A11pl3Z was captured on July 2nd by the Deep Random Survey remote telescope in Chile. It…
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Comet SWAN25F
The SWAN Imaging system has found a new comet. It has not been assigned an official designation yet, so currently known as SWAN25F. Has now been officially named…
Comet 12P / Pons-Brooks – It’s getting brighter.
After a few recent outbursts, Comet 12P / Pons-Brooks is now starting to brighten and show lots of activity as it approaches perihelion in April. See my Sky…
Comet 144P (Kushida)
Comet 144P (Kushida) is currently visible in Taurus, just west of The Hyades Star Cluster. I managed to capture it on the evening of the 4th of February…
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinsan-ATLAS)
To keep up to date with events, download and install the TeamUp Sky Diary and carry it about on your phone: https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/sky-diary We could be in for a…
Smart Telescopes. Fad, or astrophotography future?
Smart telescopes have been around for quite a while now. Talking to Vespera and Uninstellar owners over the past year or more, they all said they enjoy the…
Comet 12P / Pons-Brooks
Another comet has recently had yet an other outburst, just like 29P / Schwassman-Wachmann and 2P / Encke. This is Comet 12P / Pons-Brooks. Currently located in the…
Comet 103P / Hartley 2
There are three comets to look out for the next few months and into next year. These are, Comet 2P / Encke, 29P / Schwassman-Wachmann and 103P /…
Comet 29P / Schwassman-Wachmann
There are three comets to look out for the next few months and into next year. These are, Comet 2P / Encke, 29P / Schwassman-Wachmann and 103P /…
Comet 2P / Encke
There are three comets to look out for the next few months and into next year. These are, Comet 2P / Encke, 29P / Schwassman-Wachmann and 103P /…
Jupiter & Uranus
Jupiter is very prominent in the night sky at the moment. It rises late evening in the northeast and is almost at its highest very high in the…
Comet Leonard Passes Globular Cluster M3.
As Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) continues to brighten (Fingers Crossed!) it is now starting to get lower in the morning eastern sky. The map below shows the path…
Sky Diary for October 2021
My Sky Diary for October 2021 is now available for viewing on YouTube. Don’t for get to download the TeamUp App, by visiting the Sky Diary Page, so…
Sky Diary for June 2021
My Sky Diary for June 2021 is now available to view on YouTube. As well as the electronic version below, the Sky Diary is published electronically using a…