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Sunday 23rd June 2025
You’ll likely see the Moon and Pleiades very close together in the early morning sky, low on the north-eastern horizon, but not a full occultation – still, it’s a beautiful sight – binoculars will better the view unexpectedly. How to … Continue reading
Saturday 21st June 2025
Stonehenge at Milton KeynesFamously, Midsummer Boulevard at the Central Milton Keynes shopping centre, is aligned with the path of the sun at summer solstice every year, so this year 2025 the sunrise will be 04:42am at altitude 48 degree in … Continue reading
Tues 10th – Wed 11th June 2025
This year’s Full Strawberry Moon is the lowest full moon in UK skies since 2006.
Tuesday 10th June 2025
Why the Strawberry Moon is so special this year?The Strawberry Full Moon will be very low in the southern sky ~ making it the lowest Moon in its 18.6-year lunar cycle, and it will appear bigger than it because it … Continue reading
Sun 8th / Mon 9th June 2025
The Moon can indeed help in identifying the constellation Libra (The Scales) – its brilliance makes it easier to locate Libra, especially in the early evening, but the moonlight also makes it harder to see the faint constellation’s stars.
Thursday 5th June 2025
Virgo is a prominent constellation during this summer month in June and is located in the southern sky – tonight the Moon forms triangle with Spica and Porrima making it easier to identify Virgo in the night sky.
Tuesday 3rd June 2025
Challenging to spot two planets – Saturn & Neptune in the early morning – good opportunity for photography.
Sunday 1st June 2025
Moon near Mars and Regulus in the west as twilight ends.
Sunday 1st June 2025
Today Venus will reach its greatest eastern elongation – this means it will be at its farthest point from the Sun in the morning sky, making it the easiest time to observe Venus in the eastern sky before dawn this … Continue reading
Saturday 31st May 2025
Conjunction of the Moon and Mars – the pair will be too widely separated to fit within the field of view of a telescope, but will be visible to the naked eye or through a pair of binoculars.