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A red supergiant is about 76,000 times more luminous than our Sun that appears as a bright reddish dot to the naked eye; to easily find Antares in the sky in your exact location, use the Moon following upper right to … Continue reading →

Great opportunity for astrophotography – two of Jupiter’s moons appearing just below the planet’s edge ~ really a fantastic sight in a pair of binoculars or telescope view.

Great opportunity for astrophotography that Main-Belt asteroid, 8 Flora passed in the front of the galaxy, NGC3286 in the constellation Leo.

Three rising planets in the twilight morning are Venus, Mercury and Saturn in the eastern sky with Venus being brightest and servicing as a guide to find the dimmer Mercury and Saturn.

Tonight the Moon, in its first quarter phase, will appear near Mars, with the Moon lying approximately 1.6 degrees south of Mars. 

The Moon and Jupiter will have a close approach, visible to the naked-eye above the west-northwest.

There is a lunar occultation of the Pleiades star cluster (Messier 45) visible from the UK tonight, as the Moon passes in front of the cluster.o How to sign occultation in BSL?

Change your clocksSpring forward In the United Kingdom at 1amwhen you put the clocks forward one hourfrom Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) to2am British Summer Time (BST). oooo This adjustment is intended to make betteruse of daylight can make stargazing tricky, … Continue reading →

Rare partial solar eclipse of Sun was visible across the UK this morning, the next one will be on on Wednesday 12th August 2026 in the evening duration for one hour and 49 minutes from 6pm. Eclipse Watch (Lunar & … Continue reading →

2025 Solar Partial Eclipse all over in the UKo People across the UK will be treatedto the captivating sight of apartial solar eclipse on Saturday 29 March 2025.ooThe Moon will pass across the disc of the Sunduring a two-hour period, … Continue reading →