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

The star known as Mira – the Wonderful One – has lived up to its name and brightened up to naked-eye visibility.  Read more

For years, amateur astronomers have been watching for and photographing Iridium flares, which are caused by a particular group of Earth satellites used for satellite phones. But these flares will soon end.  Read more

The International Space Station (ISS) is in our evening skies again between 22 September and 13 October 2018. Read more

Comet Giacobini-Zinner is visible in our skies at the moment, and in early September it reaches about magnitude 7, making it visible using binoculars from reasonably dark skies and maybe even from the suburbs as well. Read more

This year’s annual display of Perseid meteors is the most favourable for several years. The peak numbers occur at new Moon, which means that the skies should be particularly dark. Read more

There’s a partial eclipse of the Sun on 11 August. Hooray! But it’s only visible from the far north of the British Isles. Read more

The planet Mars is at its closest to us since 2003, and the planet is unmissable quite low down in the south at about midnight. Its orange colour is very noticeable, and it’s extremely bright. Read more

The International Space Station (ISS) is in our evening skies again between 28 July and 7 August 2018. You’ll be able to see it every clear night from anywhere in the UK, gliding through our skies as a brilliant star. Read more