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Quadrantids Meteor Shower 2017

The Quadrantids meteor shower will peak for a few hours during the night of 3rd and 4th of January 2017 and under perfect conditions can produce up to 120 meteors per hour. The shower is associated with asteroid2003 EH1 which … Continue reading

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Geminids Meteor Shower 2016

The 2016 Geminid meteor shower is underway and will peak on the night of the 13/14 December. Unfortunately, this year the peak combines with a Full Moon which may affect viewing! HOW TO SEE GEMINID METEORS. The Geminids radiate from … Continue reading

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Leonids Meteor Shower – November 2016

You can see live meteor hits on our Meteor Watch page https://www.exeterobservatory.com/meteor-watch/ The Leonids will be on show between the 16th and 18th of November 2016. They will peak on the evening of the 17th and could produce around 20 … Continue reading

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Orionids Meteor Shower 2016

The Orionids Meteor shower will be visible from the UK during October and will peak on the evening of 20/21st October. The best time to view is early morning before dawn but anytime after midnight should see meteors. Look up … Continue reading

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ESA EXO-MARS Schiaparelli lander landing tomorrow!

Tomorrow at around 3.48 pm (UK time) the Schiaparelli lander will touch down on the surface of the Red Planet,Mars. Having separated from it’s mothership, the Exomars TGO (Trace Gas Orbiter) on the 16th October, the lander will manouver itself … Continue reading

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Perseids Meteor Shower – 2016

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

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What’s in the sky this month (July)

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

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Watch “Tonight’s Sky: June 2016” on YouTube

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Live broadcast of the Mercury Transit

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

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How to watch the Mercury Transit safely.

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

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