T Cephei is near maximum

The Mira type variable star T Cephei is currently near its peak brightness and is readily visible in binoculars.

Eclipsing Binary Predictions : 2016 Apr-May

Here are predictions for eclipses that are reasonably favourable from the UK during April and May:

Omicron Ceti (Mira) has been brightening rapidly in recent weeks.

Omicron Ceti (Mira), having passed through minimum in late 2015, is now brightening towards its spring maximum.

Here are predictions, up to late March, for eclipses that are reasonably favourable from the UK:

Two variable stars located near the ‘bowl’ of the Plough are currently approaching maximum.

Alongside the sight of Venus, Mars and Jupiter in the pre-dawn sky, the constellation of Leo is also emerging from the morning twilight.

2014 was a disappointing year for observers of the variable star chi Cygni,… but 2015 is already much better!

Recent observations indicate that the star R Scuti is fading into a minimum.

The Mira type variable R Serpentis is now readily visible in binoculars as it closes in on its 2015 maximum.