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On Thursday 30th July we will be holding a virtual meeting of the Society along with the Usk Astronomical Society. The meeting will be at 7 pm for an hour or so. All welcome whether you are a member or not. We will be discussing how you can observe the planets in August and September, […] Comet 2020 F3 (NEOWISE) is one of the brightest naked eye comets we have seen from this part of the world for some years. In the past couple of weeks it has been delighting amateur photographers as a pre-dawn object but for the night-owls (as opposed to the early birds) you will be pleased to […] Our last meeting was in March and it is clear that nothing is going to happen before our regular “summer break”. Hopefully come September/October the situation will be clearer and we will have an indication of the AAS restart date. In the meantime I thought I’d share 3 items I’ve read in the last couple […] Had a look to see if I could spot Mercury the other evening. Unfortunately, from my location the Blorenge is “to high in the sky”! Nick posted about the Starlink Satellites on the 20th April and suggested that observational astronomers are not happy with the potential interference. Starlink aim to have around 1,600 satellites in […] Mercury can be an elusive planet, it is not very bright and is always near to the Sun so in twilight. It can also be dangerous to look for if you have not let the Sun set. However for those that have never seen it now is your chance. This evening (22 May) it will […] Pluto may have been demoted from planet status back in 2006 but astronomers are still trying to explain the orbits of a number of other Kuiper Belt objects which are in highly elliptical orbits. Whilst searches for a conventional “Planet Nine” have proved unsuccessful so far a report in Physics World, dated 19th May, […] Worried about Corona Virus? Desperate for a summer holiday? Looking for somewhere off the beaten track, not over-run by tourists and Corona free? An article on the Astrobites website looks at the possibility of the Galilean moons as potential possibilities. I have posted the astrobites article on the “general Items” page ( HERE ) and […] It goes without saying that for the time being our regular meetings are cancelled but that is no reason to stop stargazing. Spring is the time for amateurs to observe galaxies, as they are particularly well placed in the southern sky at this time of year. However galaxies do need a bit of experience to […] Some members may have seen a string of satellites over South Wales last night at around 9:22 BST. it was of course the satellite train of Starlink. It should be clear tonight and there is another opportunity to see it at 9:58 this evening (20th April 2020). It will last for 6 minutes, the train […] We have recently had a patch of dry sunny weather with clear skies, let’s hope it continues. If you want to do a bit of stargazing but really do not quite know where to start you may find the following document helpful. It is not for the experienced observer but for those that feel like […] |
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