Observing – Page 2 – Astronomy Now

Observe a partial eclipse of the Sun

18 October 2022 Mark Armstrong

This month’s partial eclipse of the Sun is visible across the length and breadth of the UK on the morning of 25th October 2022.

Observe majestic Messier 33: A Local Group heavyweight

12 October 2022 Mark Armstrong

Messier 33 (NGC 598), the famous Triangulum Galaxy, takes its nickname from the constellation that hosts it.

Spiral galaxy NGC 7331: Deserving of Messier status

5 October 2022 Mark Armstrong

NGC 7331 is a superb spiral galaxy lying in northern Pegasus, one of the brightest visible in the autumn sky.

The Helix Nebula: a big and good-looking planetary!

3 October 2022 Mark Armstrong

The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293 and Caldwell 63) is arguably Aquarius’ showpiece deep-sky destination.

Messier 15: Pegasus’ vast stellar metropolis

19 September 2022 Mark Armstrong

Messier 15 (NGC 7078) in Pegasus is a showpiece object of the early autumn sky and one of the finest globular clusters to grace the northern sky.

Observe far-off Neptune at its best for the year

14 September 2022 Mark Armstrong

Neptune comes to opposition at late-evening on Friday, 16 September, when it’s located among the stars of northern Aquarius.

Watch the Moon hide Uranus

12 September 2022 Mark Armstrong

On the night of Wednesday, 14 September there’s a pretty rare circumstance to observe as the planet Uranus is occulted by the Moon.

NGC 6905: a planetary nebula that’s no ‘flash in the pan’

5 September 2022 Mark Armstrong

NGC 6905 is a fine planetary nebula with the colourful moniker ‘the Blue Flash Nebula’.

Capture Kemble’s Cascade and Kemble 2

30 August 2022 Mark Armstrong

One of the best for binocular observers is Kemble’s Cascade, in the ‘void’ of Camelopardalis.

Uncloak the Veil Nebula

22 August 2022 Mark Armstrong

The Veil Nebula in Cygnus is an iconic deep-sky target, a ‘must-see’ object that rivals or exceeds anything else you’ll likely to observe this summer.