Sky Diary

Venus, Jupiter, Lyrid meteors and some close approaches

Vernal equinox, BST, Jupiter, 29P, Leo and galaxy season

All the things we cannot see, Jupiter still the highlight

Quadrantid meteors, Comets, Jupiter at opposition and the Moon visits the Pleiades

Geminid meteors possibly the best of the year, Supermoon, Regulus occultation, Comets, Saturn and Jupiter

Close approaches, Supermoon, Leonid meteors, Comets, Saturn and Jupiter

A tricky Lunar eclipse, Saturn at opposition, interesting comets and the Autumnal Equinox

The famous Perseid meteor shower, Jupiter and Venus get close and more Titan shadow transits

Summer Triangle, Titan shadow transits, morning Venus, noctilucent clouds and twilight

Summer Triangle getting higher, noctilucent clouds and twilight

Mars remains as twilight takes over. Moon and Mars approach the Beehive.

Evening Mars and Jupiter, Venus in the morning and the Lyrid meteor shower feature this month

Mars, Jupiter, a total Lunar eclipse and a partial Solar eclipse feature this month

Jupiter, Venus, a (grazing) occultation of Mars, Gemini, National Astronomy Week, all feature this month.

Jupiter, Mars, an occultation of Saturn, the Quadrantid meteors and Orion all feature this month.

Jupiter, comet C/2023 A3 and Geminids meteor shower feature this month

This is the first Sky Diary after Alan Pickup stopped writing his excellent ones for us and the Scotsman after 50 years! This is still experimental.

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS may be impressive in evening

Saturn at opposition and close to Moon during lunar eclipse

Perseids back in force as Mars and Jupiter clash before dawn

Saturn, Mars and Jupiter end Scotland’s planetary drought

Growing sunspot activity triggers strongest aurora in decades

Astronomers expect eruption of the Blaze Star in the Northern Crown

The Great American Eclipse on the 8th

Astronomers spot the brightest object ever seen in the Universe