Monthly Archives: January 2025

NGC1893 is an open cluster in the constellation Auriga ~ a group of stars are relatively young, forming within a nebula like Tadpole, which is rich in gas and dust, providing the essential material for star formation. which is embedded … Continue reading →

From 8pm, a few hours later till 1am on early morning of 10th January, the Moon occults several stars in the Seven Sisters star cluster (known as Messier 45 or The Pleiades). oooo

Planning to watch this celestial event for anyone ~ make sure to find Saturn and Venus will be forming a rare conjunction on Friday 17th January, during this event this month, the two planets will appear remarkably close in the … Continue reading →

The Lunar X and V are not lasting lunar features which are visible on the lunar surface for about 4 hours. o

Name of craters Ukert (marked V) and Blanchinus (marked X) stood out, reflecting sunlight in a pattern asterism resembling letters of the alphabet.o

This photo of the First Quarter Moon shows the positions of the Lunar V (top), and the Lunar X (bottom) ~ the best time to observe these two claire-obscure effects is when the Moon is seven days old. BSL Version … Continue reading →

Neptune will be visible in the night sky, but spotting it will require binoculars or a telescope ~ Neptune is quite faint and not visible to the naked eye. BSL Version oooo

As evening twilight darkened on Friday 3rd January, Venus and the moon were visible to the naked eye in the south-west night sky. oooo

Great opportunity, capturing Io’s shadow on Jupiter can be remarkable photography. oooo

Occultation of Saturn The Moon will pass in front of Saturn, creating a lunar occultation visible from the United Kingdom. The occultation will be visible from Milton Keynes ~ it will begin with the disappearance of Saturn behind the Moon … Continue reading →