Programme

 On Monday the 29th of July @ 00.02 hrs BST 23.02 UTC

 a 29% illuminated Moon will rise above the NE – E horizon

and will be 1.5° above & to the right of the Pleiades (M45)

this event would be best viewed from approx 01.00 hrs BST 00.00 hrs UTC

as both the Moon & the Pleiades clear the horizon

if you plan to observe / image this even remember to dress for the conditions

From 02.30 hrs BST 01.30 hrs UTC – 04.30 hrs BST 03.30 hrs UTC

on the morning of Wednesday the 31st of July along the NE – E horizon

the 19% illuminated waning crescent Moon will be 5.3° east of the planet Jupiter

with the star Aldebaran, Jupiter, & Mars forming a triangle within the constellation of Taurus

with sunrise @ 05.30 hrs BST 04.30 hrs UTC

please remember your solar safety :-

DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN WITHOUT THE CORRECT SOLAR FILTER FITTED TO YOUR EQUIPMENT

OR SOLAR SAFETY GLASSES FOR YOUR EYES

and remember to dress for the conditions

As an 11% illuminated waning crescent Moon rises above the NE – E horizon

@ approx 02.00 BST / 01.00 UTC

on the Morning of Thursday the 1st of August

it will be 4.2° above & to the left of The Shoe Buckle Cluster (M35)

With sunrise @ 05.24 BST / 04.24 UTC the approaching daylight will obscure M35

 if you plan to observe / image this event remember to dress for the conditions

During the evening of Monday the 5th of August along the western horizon @ approx 20.30 hrs BST 19.30 hrs UTC

a 1% lit waxing crescent Moon will be 1.8° NW of Venus

the late evening twilight may well make this event a little difficult to locate

if you plan to observe / image this event remember to dress for the conditions

In the early hours of Saturday the 10th of August above the southern horizon

the planet Saturn will reach an altitude of 30° @ 03.30 BST / 02.30 UTC

if you plan to observe / image this event remember to dress for the conditions

During the afternoon of Monday the 12th of August above the SE – S horizon

at 15.00 hrs BST / 14.00 hrs UTC

A Clair Obscur Effect known as the stars of Aristillis will be visible along the terminator

as the Sun will be above the horizon

if you plan to observe / image this event

 please remember your solar safety :-

DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN WITHOUT THE CORRECT SOLAR FILTER FITTED TO YOUR EQUIPMENT

OR SOLAR SAFETY GLASSES FOR YOUR EYES

and remember to dress for the conditions

At 05.00 hrs BST / 04.00 hrs UTC on the morning of Saturday the 17th of August

above the SW horizon Saturn’s largest Moon Titan will appear to be touching the planets southern pole

 if you plan to observe / image this event remember to dress for the conditions