Sky Diary

View 2024’s best evening sky and Leonardo da Vinci’s lunar glow

Orion and Jupiter in prime position to greet 2024

Geminid meteors to impress as Halley’s Comet hits a milestone

Jupiter at its impressive best as the Moon hides Venus

Partial lunar eclipse on 28th follows second encounter with Jupiter

Nightly planetary procession ends with Venus at brightest before dawn

Dark skies return for peak of Perseids meteor shower

New space observatory, Euclid, to probe the cosmic dark side

Watch for noctilucent clouds as planets buzz the Beehive

Brilliant Venus chases Mars in our western evening sky

Mercury at its evening best as JUICE sent to Jupiter

Venus and Jupiter rendezvous in the west at nightfall

Three-tailed green comet closest to Earth as month begins

Orion competes with three bright planets in evening sky

Mars slips behind Moon at its hour of opposition on 8th

Mars the pick of the five outer planets in our evening sky

Sun eclipsed on 25th as Mars and Jupiter dominate nights

Giant planet Jupiter at its closest and brightest in 166 years

Perseids suffer in the moonlight as Saturn reaches opposition

Saturn and Jupiter return to midnight sky as twilight abates

The three stellar lighthouses in our twilit midsummer nights

Totally eclipsed Moon to set at sunrise on the 16th

Open season for galaxies as Mercury well placed in evening

Planets hide in dawn twilight as sunspot activity builds

James Webb reaches new home and prepares for science tasks