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Astronomical Calendar – Contents


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UK Night Sky

UK Night Sky

Sky Diary -a resource from Star-Gazing, Dave Eagle, that provides information on the planets, moon, and other celestial events.
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Star-Gazing Sky Diary
(Source by Star-Gazing, Dave Eagle)

Moon Watch

Moon Watch

Shows how you can best find the Moon in the day or night time sky.

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Moon Events
(dates / timetables / constellations)
Live position & real time Tracker
(visible from the UK)
Moon Phases for this week
(moonphases.co.uk)
Moon Phases Calendar – look for moonless for your observing preparing.
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for this month
(timesanddates.com)


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Planet Watch

Planet Watch

Check out our planet whereabouts now.
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Planet Summary :- Mercury to Neptune (Heaven Above)
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Planet Watch

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Mercury EventsVenus EventsMars EventsJupiter EventsSaturn EventsUranus EventsNeptune Events
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Moons of Jupiter
Here are the four bright “Galilean” moons of Jupiter — Io, Europa, Ganymede and Calisto, and their shadows – it also shows the position of Jupiter’s “great red spot” (GRS).

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Position of Jupiter’s moons & GRS
(Shallow Sky)
Changing positions of Jupiter’s four largest moons
(In-the-Sky.org)
Position of Jupiter’s Galilean Moons:-
Io / Europa / Ganymeda / Callisto
(The Sky Live)

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Position of Saturn’s Rings and Moons:- Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan, Hyperion, Iapetus
(The Sky Live)
Planet Summary (Mercury to Pluto)
(Heaven Above)
Conjunctions of Planets
(In-the-Sky)
The brightest currently observable asteroids
(Heaven Above)
Position and Latest image of the Sun
(Heaven Above)


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Comets Watch

Comets Watch

Upcoming comets, when and where to find them.
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Image Credit: Derek Rowley

Comet Neowise F3 C/2020
Appeared in the twilight morning sky at Milton Keynes.
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Position of Jupiter’s moons & GRS
(Shallow Sky)
Changing positions of Jupiter’s four largest moons
(In-the-Sky.org)
Position of Jupiter’s Galilean Moons:-
Io / Europa / Ganymeda / Callisto
(The Sky Live)


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Meteor Watch

Meteor Watch

Want to see shooting stars? Check the key dates for major meteor showers in the UK.
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Strong Meteor Showers – Events this year
Full list of Meteor Showers Peaks
To answer the most common question about
Meteor Showers viewing tips.


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Satellites Watch

Satellites Watch

Satellite watching or satellite spotting is a hobby which consists of the observation and tracking of artificial satellites that are orbiting Earth.
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Daily predictions for brighter satellitesVisible Passes
Satellites Live – Sky View
Starlink dynamic 3D – orbit display
International Space Station (ISS) – Visible Passes
ISS Interactive:- 3D Visualisation / Height of the ISS – orbital height
China’s Tiangong Space Station (photo)spacecraft
Ariane 6 FM1 Upper Stage (photospacecraft
ACS3 Solar Sail (photo) – spacecraft
BlueWalker 3 – Visible Passes
Hubble Space telescope – Visible Passes
Envisat (Earth Observation) – Visible Passes
Satellite – database

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Eclipse Watch

Eclipse Watch

Find out what a lunar eclipse is and when the next total lunar eclipse in the UK will occur.
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Next Lunar Eclipses in the UK
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2025


Friday 14th March 2025
(Partial Lunar Eclipse)

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2025


Sunday 7th September 2025
(Total Lunar Eclipse)

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2027


Saturday 20th February 2027
(Penumbral Lunar Eclipse)

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Next Solar Eclipses in the UK
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2025


Saturday 29th March 2025
(Partial Solar Eclipse)
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2026


Wednesday 12th August 2026
(Partial Solar Eclipse)
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2027


Monday 2nd August 2027
(Partial Solar Eclipse)

Solar Eclipses Maps
(Now to 2030)


Northern Lights Watch UK

Northern Lights Watch UK

See the aurora borealis (Northern Lights) in the UK tonight?

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Aurora Watch UK – tonight?

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Space Weather Prediction (dashboard)(swpc.noaa.gov)
Solar Wind (prediction)(swpc.noaa.gov)
Estimated Planetary K Index (Kp) (3 hour data)(swpc.noaa.gov)
Aurora Forecast (Northern / Southern Hemisphere)(swpc.noaa.gov)
Aurora Forecast (Europe)(gi.alaska.edu)
Realtime Aurora Photo Gallery (recently photos)(spaceweather.com)
Kp 1 – Kp 9 (Planetary K-Index) / G1 – G5 (Geomagnetic Storms) (What does this mean?)

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