October 2024 October stargazing Orionids Meteor Shower | 21st/22nd October This month, the Orionids meteor shower is sadly spoilt the Full Moon's glare, but under perfect, dark conditions, stargazers might expect up to 20 meteors per hour. The Orionids meteor shower...
If you haven’t ticked Mercury off your planet bucket list yet, tonight is the night! Use bright red-coloured Mars as your guide and you’ll spot the closest planet to the Sun in no time at all. After sunset on 13th November, Mercury is just to the left of...
Use planet Mercury to guide you to the Beehive! A few months ago it was planet Mars that appeared close to the Beehive star cluster. This month, it’s Mercury’s turn. The Beehive open cluster of stars is otherwise known as Praesepe. If you can view it...
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