Today is the last day of Apollo 12 exploring the surface of Oceanus Procellarum. There was a second EVA (Moonwalk) in the early hours of this morning. The…

50 years ago today, Alan Bean and and Pete Conrad successfully landed the lunar module Intrepid onto the surface of Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms). Dick Gordon continued…

50 years ago today, the day before landing, in the early hours  the 18th of November 1969, Apollo 12 met The Moon and the engine was fired to…

Tomorrow I will be attending the International Astronomy Show at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. I will be bringing in my books and 3D cards for sale. (The 3D Cards…

It’s a busy day for the 3 astronauts aboard Apollo 12, 50 years ago today – 14th November 1969. The crew are: Pete Conrad – Commander. Dick Gordon…

Well today could be a great day (or not). But it could be a day of two halves. If the rain clouds flooding the country relent, we could…

On the evening of the 7th of November I will be re-visiting Walsall Astronomical Society. http://www.walsallastronomy.co.uk Nicely timed just before the Mercury Transit next Monday (11th November) I…

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

On Monday the 28th of October I will be visiting Abington Camera Club https://wpsite.clubabington.org.uk to present: A Whistle-Stop Tour of the Universe (Hitch-Hiking on a Ray of Light).…

On the 7th of October I will be re-visiting Aylesbury Astronomical Society. Talking about: Aylesbury AS meet at the 9th Aylesbury Scout Hut. Oakfield Road, Aylesbury. HP20 1LJ…

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,…