Starwatch
Our regular look at matters astronomical
Starwatch: July to end with stunning celestial grouping
Crescent moon will appear with Pleiades star cluster, Jupiter and Mars, and the bright star Aldebaran
Starwatch: Saturn’s yellowish hue will stand out during close encounter with moon
Moon passing close by will coincide with Saturn’s retrograde motion
Starwatch: International Space Station passes over London
This artificial star will be dazzlingly bright – almost rivalling Venus – on 15 July
Starwatch: moon will obscure brightest star in Virgo
Moon will move in front of Spica into early hours of 14 July
Starwatch: A 2,600-year wait to see T Coronae Borealis explosion
Light from the detonation, which will make the star visible without an aid, has been travelling through space all this time
Starwatch: The moon heads for Saturn in the early hours
Planet’s yellow disc can be seen near the boundary of Pisces and Aquarius in two-day conjunction
Starwatch: Noctilucent clouds are a great summer spectacle
Longer days make it easier to see these natural phenomena, which can appear about 30 minutes after sunset in the west
Starwatch: The moon moves into a nice conjunction with star Spica
This weekend offers an opportunity to watch stars that make up Virgo, the second largest constellation in night sky
Starwatch: Get to know the Great Diamond asterism
Composed of four of the brightest stars, the asterism is great for finding your way around the night sky
Starwatch: The moon passes Saturn in the dawn twilight
Earth’s satellite and the ringed planet will be easily observable in the early hours
Starwatch: Red jewel of Antares meets silvery charm of the moon
Moon will be highly illuminated when it rises in a pas de deux with the brightest star in Scorpius
Starwatch: The moon celebrates with a cruise past Regulus
The Earth’s satellite is about to be waxing gibbous and will move past a star about four times more massive than the sun
Starwatch: Look out for the colours of the Spring Triangle
Three stars with vastly different surface temperatures make up the grouping known as an asterism
Starwatch: Getting to know the Great Bear
Ursa Major covers a little more than 3% of the entire night sky, making it the third largest constellation by area
Starwatch: Another chance to see moon’s conjunction with Spica
Brightest star in constellation Virgo is due to appear very close again to almost fully illuminated moon
Starwatch: Lyrids meteor shower returns to the skies
Annual event promises between five and 20 meteors an hour with a few rare cases becoming much brighter ‘fireballs’
Starwatch: Exploding nova promises rare sight in coming months
Records show T Coronae Borealis outburst occurs every 80 years or so and is expected between now and September
Total solar eclipse to sweep across Mexico, the US and Canada
The moon will pass directly in front of the sun, exposing ghostly traces of the sun’s atmosphere
Starwatch: The moon to make close pass of the star Spica
Spica has a luminosity of about 12,000 times that of the Sun and a radius seven-and-a-half times larger
Starwatch: March equinox is upon us as sun crosses celestial equator
Length of day and night roughly equal as longer summer days draw near
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