Comet Iwamoto is still high in the evening sky, but if you’re hoping to see a blazing object with a fine tail, you will be disappointed.  As our previous story points out, this is an object best treated as a visitor to our skies, on a par with many deep-sky objects but more suited to those with a good working knowledge of the sky. Read more

Comets get people excited, and even a faint one provides a new target for us to search for. Comet Iwamoto promises to be just such a comet, a fleeting visitor to our skies that will prove a challenge to many people, but with the great advantage that it’s accessible at a good time in the evening and high up in the sky, in Leo. Read more

Clouds interfered with viewing of  Monday morning’s total eclipse of the Moon across much of the UK, but some northern areas and the south-eastern corner of England had clear skies. Read more

There’s a total eclipse of the Moon on Monday 21 January 2019. Great news, but there’s one slight problem – it occurs in the wee small hours of the morning.  Read more

From Thursday 10 to  Sunday 13 January 2019, people all over the world will be turning their eyes, binoculars and telescopes on the skies to take part in 100 Hours of Astronomy. And anyone in the UK (with clear skies!) can join in using our guide to the sky. Read more

The year 2019 starts with a meteor shower, known as the Quadrantids. These shooting stars occur each year at this time, and in 2019 the Moon is out of the way so skies should be dark – if it’s clear! Read more

Although the ‘giant’ comet Wirtanen is high in the sky, and is visible throughout the night, it is not a spectacular sight. Its distance from the Earth is increasing and it’s fading day by day. Read more

Update 12 December 2018

You may have heard that a ‘giant comet’ is visible to the naked eye at the moment – but where is it, and where should you look?  Read more

The planet Neptune can be tricky to find in the sky, but right now Mars is providing an excellent signpost to locating it. Read more