Author: Clive Jackson

Welcome to the June night sky. This is the month of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. This means that the Sun will be at its highest point in

Welcome to the May night sky. The night of May 4 sees the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. This is one of the best showers visible at this time of the

Welcome to the April night sky. This month is a poor one for seeing the planets, as only one is easily visible in the evening sky – that is a

Welcome to the March night sky. This is the month of the spring equinox, when the Sun crosses the celestial equator heading north. Currently at this time of the year,

Welcome to the February night sky. The cold clear nights of winter are ideal to see the grand constellation of Orion and the Milky Way. On dark moonless nights, the

Welcome to the January night sky. On the first month of the New Year we can see the Quadrantids meteor shower during the nights of the 3rd and 4th. This

Welcome to the December night sky. This month we have no bright planets easily visible in the early evening sky, but that is made up for by the opportunity to

Welcome to the November night sky. The gas giant planet Jupiter is now lost below the western horizon at sunset. The ringed planet Saturn is also getting low in the