Programme

In the early hours of Monday the 6th of October above the SW horizon

Saturn’s Moon Titan will transit across the planets disc

the transit will take place from 02.18 hrs BST / 01.18 hrs UTC

until 05.51 hrs BST / 04.51 hrs UTC as Saturn sets below the horizon

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

Above the southern horizon on the afternoon of Wednesday the 8th of October

the harvest Moon will reach perigee

at approx 13.36 hrs BST / 12.36 hrs UTC

as the Sun will be above the horizon

 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

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

In the pre dawn sky of Friday the 10th of October

from approx 06.20 hrs BST / 05.20 hrs UTC

until approx 08.00 hrs BST /07.00 hrs UTC

above the SW horizon an 87% illuminated waning gibbous Moon

will occult part of the Pleiades open cluster (M45)

with sunrise at 07.17 hrs BST /06.17 hrs UTC the encroaching sunlight

will obscure the end of the occultation at approx  08.00 hrs BST / 07.00 hrs UTC

as the Sun will be rising above the horizon

 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

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

From approx 00.00 hrs BST /23.00 hrs UTC on Tuesday the 14th of October

into the early hours of Wednesday the 15th of October

as the 36% illuminated waning crescent Moon rises above the NE – E horizon

it will be 1.2° above & to the right of M 44 the Beehive Cluster

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

From approx 23.41 hrs BST / 22.41 hrs on Tuesday the 21st of October above the S – SW horizon

Saturn’s Moon Titan will start to transit across the planets disc

 as Saturn will set at approx 04.40 hrs BST / 03.40 hrs UTC

the end of the transit will not be visible

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

During the evening of Wednesday the 29th of October

as the Sun sets at approx 17.38 hrs low along the SW horizon

the planet Mercury will be 23.9° to the East of the setting Sun

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

Above the SE – S horizon at approx 20.36 hrs

the planet Saturn will occult it’s largest Moon Titan

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