“We are delighted to be developing new pathways for how citizen science can contribute to exploring the changing night sky.”
Making a Movie of the Night Sky
The Sky Above You – January 2020
This quarter also features an elaborate sequence of conjunctions of the Sun, the Moon and all the planets including the Earth
Asteroid Impacts: Amateur Astronomers Asked to Help
Amateur astronomers are being asked to help with a European-wide mission to prevent future asteroid impacts.
First View of Andromeda Galaxy Through a Telescope: #OnThisDay
“like a candle seen at night through a horn”
The Sky Above You – December 2019
The Moon will be Full on December 12th, New on December 26th.
The Sky Above You – November 2019
The Moon will be Full on November 12th and will be New on November 26th.
The Sky Above You – October 2019
The Moon will be Full on October 13th, New on October 28th.
The Sky Above You – September 2019
The Moon will be New on September 28th, Full on the 14th,
Ancient Astronomy and the Sighthill Stone Circle
For at least two thousand years, and ending more than three thousand years ago, the British Isles supported one of the most advanced ‘colleges’ of astronomers in the ancient world.
The Sky Above You – August 2019
The annual Perseid meteor shower from Comet Swift-Tuttle, the Great Comet of 1862, will peak on the night of 12/13th August, but will be spoiled by moonlight this year.
