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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 →

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?