September 2024 – Astronomy Now

12 October 2024

Latest News

[ 11 October 2024 ] Observers across the UK treated to brilliant display of aurora borealis News
[ 30 April 2024 ] JWST captures zooms in on the ‘mane’ of the iconic Horsehead Nebula News
[ 25 April 2024 ] NASA’s Voyager 1 probe calls home after five months News
[ 22 February 2024 ] Commercial lunar lander returns America to the Moon News
[ 7 November 2023 ] First colour images from Euclid space telescope get rave reviews News

South America’s annular ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse

26 September 2024 Mark Armstrong

The breathtaking majesty of a total eclipse of the Sun is unrivalled. However, an annular eclipse of the Sun is a very special event in and of itself. Parts of South America are the lucky ones on 2 October.

NGC 7479: Pegasus’ superb barred spiral galaxy

25 September 2024 Mark Armstrong

There’s something especially spectacular about a spiral galaxy which sports a central bar. NGC 7479 fits the bill as a classic example and one of the best in its morphological class.

Don’t miss Saturn at opposition

2 September 2024 Mark Armstrong

Ringed-world Saturn comes to opposition on 8 September, offering its best observing circumstances for the year.