Asteroid Pallas Passes Eta Boötis
Asteroid 2 Pallas reaches opposition this month. The brightest Pallas reaches is magnitude +7.9, so it is well below naked eye visibility. It will require binoculars or a…
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Mars moves between The Hyades & Pleiades
Throughout the first week of April, Mars moves between The Hyades and The Pleiades Star Clusters in Taurus. I took the images below on the evening of the…
St Neots Astronomy Association – Monday 1st April
Tonight, Monday the 1st of April, I will be visiting St Neots Astronomy Association. I will be presenting Out Of The Darkness: Pluto, New Horizons & Ultima Thule.…
Sky Diary for April 2019
My free monthly sky diary for April 2019 showing the events of the night sky visible from the UK is now available in a printable pdf version for…
Active Region 2736 near solar limb.
On the 24th of March it was a clear sunny day. With clouds forecast to come over from midday, I decided to get out and do some solar…
Cranfield Astronomical Society
On Tuesday the 19th of March I will returning to Cranfield Astronomical Society to present: Rosetta & Philae: From Concept To Reality My presentation includes the conclusion of this…
Luton Astronomical Society – Science Week Presentation.
For the second time, Luton Astronomical Society have invited me to do their British Science Week Presentation. On Wednesday the 13th of March, I will be presenting my…
Slender Crescent Moon – 8th March 2019
Get yourself out and have a look towards the west after sunset tomorrow evening (8th March). The Moon will appear as a very slender crescent low over the…
Sky Diary for March 2019
My free monthly sky diary for March 2019 showing the events of the night sky visible from the UK is now available in a printable pdf version for…
Apollo 11 Anniversary Celebration. 20th July
This July is the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. I just couldn’t let the anniversary of this amazing achievement in human exploration go without doing…
West of London AS – Monday 11th February
On Monday the 11th of February I will be visiting West of London Astronomical Society (WOLAS). I will be presenting Out Of The Darkness: Pluto, New Horizons & Ultima…
Ultima Thule flattened in profile.
Looking at an animation a few weeks ago I commented that Ultima Thule looked slightly flattened. Seems like my suspicions were indeed correct. This Web page tells all:…
1st January – Triple Conjunction Continues
The lovely triple conjunction of The Moon, Venus & Jupiter continues on the morning of the 1st of February. Yesterday, The Moon was between the two more distant…
Sky Diary for February 2019
My free monthly sky diary for February 2019 showing the events of the night sky visible from the UK is now available in a printable pdf version for…
Total Lunar Eclipse – 21st January 2019.
In the early hours of Monday the 21st of January there is a total lunar eclipse. This is caused by The Moon moving through The Earth’s shadow. The…
Practical Astronomy Show – 9th March 2019
The Practical Astronomy Show comes to Kettering, Northamptonshire. https://practicalastroshow.com A FREE, yes I did say FREE whole day of practical astronomy. What’s not to like? The Practical Astronomy…
New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby Images
The most recent LORRI images downloaded from New Horizons during the flyby of Ultima Thule will be posted on this Web Site: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/soc/UltimaThule-Encounter Enjoy! Dave
Sky Diary for January 2019
My free monthly sky diary for January 2019 showing the events of the night sky visible from the UK is now available in a printable pdf version for…
Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) – A nice Object in January?
For a printable version of this page, CLICK THIS LINK. Another comet of interest was discovered on the 18th of December by Japanese astronomer Masayuki Iwamoto. Comet C/2018 Y1…
New Horizons Ultima Thule Flyby – How to watch
If the political climate and government department shut-downs in the United States continue, NASA TV will not be operating on New Years Day. This is of course the…
Comet 46P / Wirtanen at it’s best.
Comet 46P/ Wirtanen is at it’s closest to Earth this weekend. It’s supposed to be naked eye, but I’ve so far failed to see it without optical aid.…
Pre-Christmas Comet fun
So! Comet 46P / Wirtanen (The original target of the Rosetta and Philae mission) is huge! It’s apparent size is a little over 1°, making it larger than…
Sky Diary for December 2018
My free monthly sky diary for December 2018 showing the events of the night sky visible from the UK is now available in pdf form to download and…
Knowle Astronomical Society – Monday 3rd of November
On Monday the 12th of November, will returning to Knowle Astronomical Society, in Solihull, to present: Rosetta & Philae: From Concept To Reality I am stepping in at the…
North Essex Astronomical Society – 21st November 2018
On Wednesday the 21st of November the Flat Tim fun and games for all ages roadshow will be out once again for my very last evening presentation of…
Wolverhampton Astronomical Society – Monday 19th November
On Monday the 19th of November I will be once again visiting Wolverhampton Astronomical Society. I will be taking them on a wild ride, touring from The Earth out…
Comet 38P – Stephan-Oterma
Comet 38P – Stephan-Oterma Click here to download a printable pdf version of this page. This period comet was discovered in 1867, by two observers in Marseilles Observatory.…
Aylesbury Astronomical Society – Monday 12th November.
On Monday the 12th of November, will revisiting Aylesbury Astronomical Society to present: Rosetta & Philae: From Concept To Reality It’s been a while since I last did this presentation…
Sky Diary for November 2018
My free monthly sky diary for November 2018 showing the events of the night sky visible from the UK is now available in pdf form to download and…
A nice evening (and day) of Observing. 22nd October 2018.
The day was bright and clear. The Sun was shining and it looked like it would be a good evening to eventually try and capture a reasonable image…