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Potential meteorite fall near Cheltenham

1 March 20213 March 2022 Nick James 0 Comments

Update on March 9 – A large strewn field of meteorites has been found around the town of Winchcombe. See

Update: 2021-02-13: The first virtual show, A guided tour of the winter night sky, is online here. As part of

The first members of this year’s Geminid meteor shower are now beginning to appear. Active from December 6-17, but with

5 August 20173 March 2022 Nick James 0 Comments

Although the weather has been somewhat variable over the past few days, observers across the British Isles have reported increasing

28 March 20174 March 2022 Nick James 0 Comments

If we are lucky there will be two comets in binocular range high in the UK sky in mid-April. Comet

Young Astronomer Awarded the 2016 Sir Patrick Moore Prize A young astronomer from Coventry received the 2016 Patrick Moore Prize

10 March 20163 March 2022 Nick James 0 Comments

A large number of people across Indonesia observed the 2016 March 9 total eclipse in mainly clear skies despite the

The Geminid meteor shower will be at its most active over the next 48 hours and observers are encouraged to

23 March 20153 March 2022 Nick James 0 Comments

Observations of this year’s total eclipse

C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) is now visible from the UK