Go Stargazing

Look out for noctilucent "night-shining" clouds over the coming evenings and early mornings.

The electric-blue wispy clouds appear towards the northern horizon around an hour after sunset and an hour before sunrise.

23:00 BST and 02:30 BST are ideal times to spot them.

Good luck & Clear skies

Group of eclipse watchers in the park, wearing eclipse glasses.

A lady in a green hoodie looks through the eyepiece of a telescope.

Explaining eclipses using an orrery with the Sun, Earth, and Moon.

Dog wearing eclipse glasses.

Successful eclipse viewing! Took my telescope + solar filter to my local park, plus glasses (thanks to @gostargazing.bsky.social, FLO, and Astronomers without Borders), and orrery (borrowed from work @universityofleeds.bsky.social). Glad the clouds mostly stayed away! 🤩🔭

I’ve recently got back from a wonderful cruise with @fredolsencruise.bsky.social, where I had the honour of being their @gostargazing.bsky.social on-board astronomer! It was amazing to run stargazing sessions at sea away from light pollution (they even turned the deck lights off for us!). 😃

See the International Space Station join the Parade of Planets tonight (25/01/25)!

Look towards the southwest at approximately 18:35. It will appear like a bright star moving at speed from West to East.

As it approaches Jupiter, it will disappear into Earth's shadow.

#astronomy #iss #stargazing

Stargazing events map Find public stargazing events near you on our map

Are you looking for a stargazing event where you can see the "Parade of Planets"? We've got the UK covered!

This map from our website shows observatory open evenings, stargazing sessions, and astronomy group meetings in the next 30 days.

gostargazing.co.uk/events-map/

Look for the Moon close to Mars this evening (13/01/25) near the twin stars of Gemini. Clear skies! #astronomy

See the Parade of Planets in January and February 2025 - Go Stargazing How to see the parade of planets or planetary alignment in the first few months of 2025

You might have heard of the "Parade of the Planets" or even a "rare planetary alignment". We've written a blog about how you can see it and what to expect. Clear skies!

gostargazing.co.uk/2025/01/12/s...

#astronomy #stargazing #planetparade #planetalignment

Three MP’s have joined the APPG for Dark Skies since our tweet. It works! And just takes a few seconds. Ask your MP to join, too!

This is not the Moon but the planet Mercury! The photo was taken yesterday by the BepiColumbo spacecraft on its sixth and final fly-by to prepare for orbital insertion late 2026.

Despite the planet having surface temperatures of 430c, ice water had been found in the shadows of its craters!

Wow! Last night, our telescope revealed incredible details of Jupiter. The image shows what astronomers call a "shadow transit"—the black dot is the shadow of the Galilean moon Io, which can be seen as a dot to the bottom right. #astronomy

All Party Parliamentary Group for Dark Skies Find your local MP and ask them to join the APPG for Dark Skies

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Act now! Ask your MP to join the APPG for Dark Skies via our website! The larger the group of MPs, the louder our collective voice in Parliament. Thank you!

Look for a lovely sight this evening (02/01/25). The crescent Moon will appear magnificent in the warm dusk twilight, with Venus shining brightly and Saturn nearby. Clear skies!

January 2025 is looking to be a bumper month for stargazing!

We've highlighted several relatively rare events that require a telescope. If you don't own a telescope, check our website for stargazing events, astronomy groups and observatories near you (UK).

Clear skies! 🔭 🌓 🪐 🌌 🤩

Wow! Fabulous photo, Mike! We’re really pleased you enjoyed your cruise and got to see the Aurora. Sorry about the weather! Thanks for your kind comments. Clear skies!

Fantastic! I hope you, Jurgen and all the passengers aboard @fredolsencruise.bsky.social are having a fabulous cruise. Clear skies!

Stargazing experiences A stargazing experience makes for a fantastic gift!

Stargazing experiences make for a great Christmas pressie; our website has a great selection of recommendations.

gostargazing.co.uk/stargazing-e...

Look out for a beautiful conjunction of bright Venus and a gorgeous crescent Moon this evening (04/12/24). In the UK, at approximately 16:45 GMT, the International Space Station will appear to fly over them! Clear skies! #astronomy #stargazing

Look up towards the stars this December! We will post further updates and reminders throughout the month. Clear skies!

The revamped @sherwoodobs.bsky.social near Mansfield, UK is looking stunning! Built on the foundations of a former Victorian reservoir it features a high-tech planetarium, science discovery centre and of course their fab observatory with huge telescope. A visit is thoroughly recommended!

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Any luck tonight, Goh?

The ISS looks like a fast-moving bright star travelling from the West (approx times in our graphic) reaching its highest point towards the South then on towards the East and is visible for a few minutes. It’s pretty cool to see, give it a go!

Yes, the ISS is easily visible naked eye, even from light polluted locations. Clear skies!

From mid-November, the International Space Station will make some incredibly bright passes over the United Kingdom. Look towards the direction shown around the time given for a bright star-like object travelling across the sky towards the South, then East. Clear skies! #astronomy #stargazing

👻 👻 👻 Happy Halloween! 👻 👻 👻

Our spooky image is (an artists impression) of a proto-galaxy named AzTECC71. At a distance of 12.9 billion light years this is one of the earliest galaxies to have formed with hundreds of stars forming each year in its dense clouds of dust and gas. Boo! #astronomy

Another successful night of stargazing at the North Pennines National Landscape Stargazing Festival! Jupiter was spectacular and many guests observed Saturn for the first time. The evening finished with amazing views of the Andromeda Galaxy, 2.5 million light years from Earth! #northpennstarfest

At our star-camp at Doe Park Caravan Site, part of the North Pennines stargazing festival, guests enjoyed views of the Orion Nebula using our 12” Dobsonian telescope!You can see it for yourself with a simple pair of binoculars just underneath Orion’s three belt stars. Clear skies! #astronomy

This is what Go Stargazing is all about! Our team were at Twice Brewed Stargazing in #northumberland yesterday evening. (Much) younger astronomers were observing Saturn, the “Hunters” full Moon and comet #TsuchinshanATLAS.

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was easily visible naked eye this evening, its long tail looked spectacular and its bright nucleus easily visible in binoculars and a telescope. It should grace the evening skies for days perhaps a week or two to come. Good luck! #tsuchinshanatlas #comet #astronomy

MAJOR SOLAR STORM EXPECTED!

Heads up, folks! Over the coming nights, there will likely be a fantastic opportunity to see the Northern Lights from everywhere in the UK, Northern Europe, and North America. Look out as soon as darkness falls on 10/10/24 and 11/10/24.

#auroraboreealis #northernlights