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On Wednesday morning around 01.20am, Graham Jones and I spotted the Northern Lights display spotted in skies above North Norfolk, and we were treated to a spectacular Northern Lights display.

Mercury’s inferior conjunction in 2025 occurred on 24th March – this means that Mercury passed between the Earth and the Sun, making it not visible to the naked eye.

Venus reaches its inferior solar conjunction, passing between Earth and the Sun, and transitioning from an evening to a ‘Morning Star’.

The spring equinox in 2025 will take place today at 09:01am (usually around 23rd March) – day and night will be nearly equal in length as the Sun crosses the celestial equator from south to north. It marks the official … Continue reading →

Neptune will pass close to the Sun in the sky as its orbit carries it around the far side of the solar system from the Earth. How to sign Neptune in BSL?

Fact about the Porrima star system consists of six planets and fifteen moons – it provides an exciting setting for exploration in the vastness of space.o

Venus and Mercury will share the same right ascension tonight – the pair will be too widely separated to fit within the field of view of a telescope or pair of binoculars, but will be visible to the naked eye. … Continue reading →

Partial Lunar Eclipse in the UK(All times shown above are given in Milton Keynes) Begins: 03:57am– the Earth’s penumbra start touching the Moon’s face.ooooMaximum: 6.20am– this is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon … Continue reading →

Planetary conjunction – for observers in the British Isles, the best time to look for Mercury is about 45 minutes after sunset, to ensure success, you will need to find a location that offers a level horizon due west unobstructed by houses … Continue reading →

Click above the photo for enlarge to see a Mercury there.