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Visiting comets and autumnal meteors: the night sky in October 2024

Posted by: Derek Smale, Posted on: 9 October 2024 - Categories: Astronomy
The autumn night sky rising over Dartmoor National Park. Credit: Derek Smale

The longer nights of October provide more time to see the autumnal skies before the nights get chiller! It’s a great month for meteors, seeing the closest and brightest galaxy in our skies, and later in the month there’s a …

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The night sky in March

Posted by: Derek Smale, Posted on: 3 March 2023 - Categories: Astronomy
Pandora Cluster.

This month sees the transition from winter to spring and is a great time to see the bright stars and constellations that both seasons have to offer.

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The night sky in January

Posted by: Derek Smale, Posted on: 13 January 2023 - Categories: Astronomy
Andromeda galaxy

This month there is a chance to see all of the planets in our Solar System, as well as the Pleiades star cluster, Andromeda galaxy, and a comet!

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The night sky in November

Posted by: Derek Smale, Posted on: 7 November 2022 - Categories: Astronomy
NASA’s 98-metre-high Artemis-1 on the launchpad, and Virgin’s ‘Cosmic Girl’ at the moment the rocket is released.

The night skies of November are a great opportunity to see Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, two meteor showers, and a host of bright stars.

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The night sky in October

Posted by: Derek Smale, Posted on: 9 October 2020 - Categories: Astronomy, Stargazing

October’s night sky has plenty of exciting celestial objects for you to see, without the need for any equipment. 

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What did the Sun ever do for us?

Posted by: Chris Tall, Posted on: 1 August 2016 - Categories: Space science

The Sun. It’s that great big ball of fire in the sky. But what did it ever do for us?

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The Red Face of the Moon: image of the week

Posted by: Tatiana, Posted on: 25 September 2015 - Categories: Digital communications, Image of the week, Space exploration

In the very early hours of Monday morning (28 September 2015), be ready to experience a Super-Harvest-Bloon-Moon eclipse!

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