Programme

During the night of Wed the 30th of September the planets Jupiter & Saturn will be 7.4° apart

and at 01.00 UTC / 02.00 BST the planet Neptune will be 5° Nth of an almost full Moon

On Thursday the 1st of October at 00.00 BST / 23.00 UTC

we have the first of 2 full Moon’s of the month

the second will be on Saturday the 31st at 00.00 hrs

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

Barry Kellett R.A.L

Will be talking to us about the Aurora Borealis more commonly known as “The Northern Lights”

On the morning of Saturday the 3rd of October at 04.00 BST / 03.00 UTC

the Planet Venus will be 0.2° south east of the star Regulus

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

Also on the morning of Saturday the 3rd of October at 05.00 BST / 04.00 UTC

the planet Mars will be 1.5° north of a just past full Moon

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

On the morning of Tuesday the 6th of October at 03.00 BST / 02.00 UTC

the planet Mars will reach it’s closest point to the Earth

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

Professor Brad Gibson

Will be talking to us about how we as Astronomers influence the world around us

perhaps for example we will look at :-

Juno cam captures, Zooniverce & Galaxy zoo

At 00.00 BST /23.00 UTC on Tuesday the 13th of October

the planet Mars will reach opposition i.e.:- be directly opposite the Sun

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

On the morning of Wednesday the 14th of October at 06.00 BST /05.00 UTC

the planet Venus will be 4° south west of a last quarter crescent Moon

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