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Thursday August 11th will see the peak of the Perseids Meteor Shower and this year you see even more meteors. The shower, which usually supplies between 50 to 100 meteors per hour, could result in a spectacular 200 meteors per … Continue reading →

Watch the video to find out what you can see in the night sky this month. What’s in the night sky in July.

Live Mercury Transit Broadcast DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS THE LIVE BROADCAST EVENT FROM EXETER HAS BEEN CANCELLED. YOU CAN STILL WATCH A LIVE BROADCAST FROM SLOOH BELOW. On May 9th 2016 a rare astronomical event will occur. Mercury will … Continue reading →

Never view the Sun without a suitable Solar Filter! Solar observing is dangerous and can be hazardous to eyesight. Safety is everyone’s responsibility. Never allow people to look through solar telescopes unsupervised and never leave equipment unattended. This year’s Transit … Continue reading →

TRANSIT OF MERCURY 9th May 2016 On Monday, 2016 May 09, Mercury will transit the Sun for the first time since 2006. The transit or passage of a planet across the face of the Sun is a relatively rare occurrence. … Continue reading →

A geomagnetic storm is expected to hit Earth on the evening of the 7th November 2015. This storm is the result of M class flares ejecting plasma from the Sun in the form of a Coronal Mass ejection on 5th … Continue reading →

The NLO will host an event as part of the International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday 19th September beginning at 7.30pm. Prices – Adults – £6:00, Full time students – £3:00, Family ( 2 adults and 2 children) £15:00

The South West Astronomy Fair will take place at the Norman Lockyer Observatory in Sidmouth, Devon on 8th August 2015. With a top list of speakers, trade stands, displays and interactive shows this will be a must see event! Book … Continue reading →

The NASA Messenger mission was launched in 2004 and has been orbiting Mercury since 2011, gathering important scientific data. The mission ended about 20.00 hrs GMT when the probe was deliberately crashed into the planets North Pole. Messenger slammed into … Continue reading →