Deep Sky – British Astronomical Association

Deep Sky Update – February 2025

Surprisingly February has not been the worst month for observing yet, this winter, at least from Orkney. Though pickings have

Well, although now having roundly failed my New Year resolution, I will try to pick things up for the rest

I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas and a good New Year. Maybe Santa brought an astro-goodie to keep

I suppose November has been an average observing month for me this year, with just the one night clear enough

October has been another windy month with not many opportunities for good observing. I did manage a couple of hours

September has been a busy month for me with the Orkney International Science Festival at the start, for a week.

Please note: ticket bookings for this meeting close at 10:00 am on Friday 14th March The Deep Sky Section is

August has finally brought dark skies again – and even a few clear nights. Last night of the month (31

An online Zoom webinar is being held by the Deep Sky Section. Here is the Zoom webinar link. And the

Clear nights have been few and far between, but there were a couple of nice displays of noctilucent clouds. And