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Once in a Blue Moon? You only have to wait until 31 July

29 July 2015 Ade Ashford

If you are waiting for that ‘Once in a Blue Moon’ opportunity to do something special or unusual, you don’t have too long to wait — according to one definition, the next arrives at 11:43am BST on Friday, 31 July!

The brief Australasian total lunar eclipse of April 4th-5th

3 April 2015 Ade Ashford

Fifteen days after its crucial rôle in the total solar eclipse of March 20th, its the Moon’s turn to shine — or, rather, fade — as it passes into the shadow of the Earth on Saturday, 4th March, producing a total lunar eclipse best seen from Australasia.

See the smallest Full Moon of 2015 tonight

5 March 2015 Ade Ashford

If you feel that tonight’s rising Full Moon is that bit smaller than usual then you’d be right, for this is a so-called Micromoon — one that occurs close to the point in the Moon’s orbit where it is furthest from the Earth.

New interactive website tools for observers

8 December 2014 Ade Ashford

Astronomy Now Online brings you a powerful interactive global Almanac and UK-based all-sky star maps — the first of a new suite of tools to help plan your observing sessions and travel.