Browsing: Starwatch

The constellation of Cancer, the crab, is now high in the southern sky during the late evening. While not the easiest constellation to locate because it…

Look west as the evening twilight gathers this week for a chance to spot the planets Venus and Saturn. The accompanying chart shows the view looking…

Throughout this month, Jupiter has remained in the constellation Gemini, providing a reliable reference point in the evening sky – and it will continue to do…

Early on the morning of 11 February, the waning moon passes close to Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius.Antares is a red supergiant star…

Orion, the hunter, one of the most recognisable constellations in the night sky, is well placed for observation from the northern hemisphere during February. Straddling the…

On the night of 27 January, the moon passes in front of the Pleiades star cluster, temporarily hiding (occulting) some of its brightest members from view.The…

Taurus, the bull, is our focus this week. One of the oldest constellations to be recognised in its modern form, it was recorded as the bull…

The giant planet Jupiter reaches its closest approach to the Earth in 2026 this week. It is extremely well placed for observation and so bright that…

You can track down one of the zodiac’s fainter constellations this week. Aries, the ram, lies between Taurus to the east and Pisces to the west.…

If the Geminids whetted your appetite for meteor showers, then you are in luck. This week it is the turn of the Ursids. Admittedly, they are…