Author: Clive Jackson

Welcome to the October night-sky. This is the month when the clocks go back (29th), and the nights start to darken noticeably. Over in the northeast, the star cluster called

Welcome to the September night sky. This month, most of the exciting planetary action takes place in the pre-dawn sky over in the east. You must be up at least

Welcome to the August night sky. This month is not so good for observing planets as only Saturn is easily visible low in the south during the early evenings. Saturn

Welcome to the July night sky. This is the ideal month for sky-watching due to the warm dark nights. Just after sunset this month, we have the opportunity to spot

Welcome to the June night sky. This is the month of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. It occurs when the Sun reaches its highest point in the daylight

Welcome to the May night sky. Now that the warmer nights have arrived in the northern hemisphere, it’s not so uncomfortable to stay up late to see the ringed-planet Saturn

Welcome to the April night sky. Now that the clocks have gone back, we are again in sync with solar time. This means that the Sun will be due south

Welcome to the March night sky. This is the month of the spring equinox when the sun passes the celestial equator travelling northwards. It marks the end of winter in

Welcome to the February night sky. This is the month when the late winter evenings are dominated by the constellation of Orion the Hunter, visible high up in the south.

Welcome to the January night sky. At the end of the day, as soon as the sky starts to darken, high up in the west the brilliant planet Venus will