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Autumn Equinox Star Partyat North NorfolkoMonday 15th – Monday 22nd September 2025oNorth Norfolk’s dark skies make it an ideal settingfor stargazing and deaf community connection.o oooo

Dwarf planet, Ceres reaches oppositionin the constellation of Cetus. (Visible all night this month October in binoculars) o

Your guide to the night sky this month(Click below the button for more information) oooo oooo

Try to some striking images of Ganymede during eclipse. One of the Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede passes into the planet’s shadow, it experiences a total eclipse, plunging into darkness as sunlight is blocked by Jupiter itself.o

Just two days after the equinox and Saturn’s opposition. Facts about Neptuneo– 8th position in Solar System and farthest planet from the Sun.o– 17th times the mass of Earth.o– Earth’s day length = 24 hours / Neptune’s day length = … Continue reading →

September Equinox at 18:19 / 6.19pm (BST) Autumn EquinoxIt marks a moment of cosmic balance:o– when the Sun crosses the celestial equator heading southward.o– day and night are nearly equal across the globe.o– marks the start of autumn in the … Continue reading →

Saturn reaches opposition. A celestial alignment where Earth passes directly between the Sun and Saturn.oSaturn rises at sunset, peaks at midnight, and sets at sunrise so it’s visible all night long. This places Saturn opposite the Sun in our sky, … Continue reading →

Saturn is in oppositionSaturn is on the ‘opposite’ side of the sky to the Sun – when the Sun sets in the west, Saturn appears in the east. Saturn is approaching opposition on 21 September 2025, which is the best time … Continue reading →

DON’T MISS IT Occultation of Venus by the Moon The Moon occults the planet Venus on 19 September,this will be under full daylight, butmagnitude –3.8 Venus will still be visible. (Click below for enlarge) The Moon’s position in the sky changes depending on where you … Continue reading →

Northern Lights over looking the Norfolk coast this morning at 4am.o