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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Look out for noctilucent "night-shining" clouds over the coming evenings and early mornings. The electric-blue wispy clouds appear towards the northern horizon around an hour after sunset and an hour before sunrise. 23:00 BST and 02:30 BST are ideal times to spot them. Good luck & Clear skies

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Emma Alexander @astronemma.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Successful eclipse viewing! Took my telescope + solar filter to my local park, plus glasses (thanks to @gostargazing.bsky.social, FLO, and Astronomers without Borders), and orrery (borrowed from work @universityofleeds.bsky.social). Glad the clouds mostly stayed away! 🤩🔭

Group of eclipse watchers in the park, wearing eclipse glasses.

A lady in a green hoodie looks through the eyepiece of a telescope.

Explaining eclipses using an orrery with the Sun, Earth, and Moon.

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Emma Alexander @astronemma.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I’ve recently got back from a wonderful cruise with @fredolsencruise.bsky.social, where I had the honour of being their @gostargazing.bsky.social on-board astronomer! It was amazing to run stargazing sessions at sea away from light pollution (they even turned the deck lights off for us!). 😃

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

See the International Space Station join the Parade of Planets tonight (25/01/25)! Look towards the southwest at approximately 18:35. It will appear like a bright star moving at speed from West to East. As it approaches Jupiter, it will disappear into Earth's shadow. #astronomy #iss #stargazing

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Are you looking for a stargazing event where you can see the "Parade of Planets"? We've got the UK covered! This map from our website shows observatory open evenings, stargazing sessions, and astronomy group meetings in the next 30 days. gostargazing.co.uk/events-map/

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Stargazing events map

Find public stargazing events near you on our map

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Look for the Moon close to Mars this evening (13/01/25) near the twin stars of Gemini. Clear skies! #astronomy

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

You might have heard of the "Parade of the Planets" or even a "rare planetary alignment". We've written a blog about how you can see it and what to expect. Clear skies! gostargazing.co.uk/2025/01/12/s... #astronomy #stargazing #planetparade #planetalignment

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See the Parade of Planets in January and February 2025 - Go Stargazing

How to see the parade of planets or planetary alignment in the first few months of 2025

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Three MP’s have joined the APPG for Dark Skies since our tweet. It works! And just takes a few seconds. Ask your MP to join, too!

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

This is not the Moon but the planet Mercury! The photo was taken yesterday by the BepiColumbo spacecraft on its sixth and final fly-by to prepare for orbital insertion late 2026. Despite the planet having surface temperatures of 430c, ice water had been found in the shadows of its craters!

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Wow! Last night, our telescope revealed incredible details of Jupiter. The image shows what astronomers call a "shadow transit"—the black dot is the shadow of the Galilean moon Io, which can be seen as a dot to the bottom right. #astronomy

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

✊ ✊ ✊ TAKE ACTION AGAINST LIGHT POLLUTION ✊ ✊ ✊ Act now! Ask your MP to join the APPG for Dark Skies via our website! The larger the group of MPs, the louder our collective voice in Parliament. Thank you!

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All Party Parliamentary Group for Dark Skies

Find your local MP and ask them to join the APPG for Dark Skies

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Look for a lovely sight this evening (02/01/25). The crescent Moon will appear magnificent in the warm dusk twilight, with Venus shining brightly and Saturn nearby. Clear skies!

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

January 2025 is looking to be a bumper month for stargazing! We've highlighted several relatively rare events that require a telescope. If you don't own a telescope, check our website for stargazing events, astronomy groups and observatories near you (UK). Clear skies! 🔭 🌓 🪐 🌌 🤩

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Stargazing experiences make for a great Christmas pressie; our website has a great selection of recommendations. gostargazing.co.uk/stargazing-e...

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Stargazing experiences

A stargazing experience makes for a fantastic gift!

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Look out for a beautiful conjunction of bright Venus and a gorgeous crescent Moon this evening (04/12/24). In the UK, at approximately 16:45 GMT, the International Space Station will appear to fly over them! Clear skies! #astronomy #stargazing

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Look up towards the stars this December! We will post further updates and reminders throughout the month. Clear skies!

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

The revamped @sherwoodobs.bsky.social near Mansfield, UK is looking stunning! Built on the foundations of a former Victorian reservoir it features a high-tech planetarium, science discovery centre and of course their fab observatory with huge telescope. A visit is thoroughly recommended!

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

From mid-November, the International Space Station will make some incredibly bright passes over the United Kingdom. Look towards the direction shown around the time given for a bright star-like object travelling across the sky towards the South, then East. Clear skies! #astronomy #stargazing

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

👻 👻 👻 Happy Halloween! 👻 👻 👻 Our spooky image is (an artists impression) of a proto-galaxy named AzTECC71. At a distance of 12.9 billion light years this is one of the earliest galaxies to have formed with hundreds of stars forming each year in its dense clouds of dust and gas. Boo! #astronomy

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Another successful night of stargazing at the North Pennines National Landscape Stargazing Festival! Jupiter was spectacular and many guests observed Saturn for the first time. The evening finished with amazing views of the Andromeda Galaxy, 2.5 million light years from Earth! #northpennstarfest

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

At our star-camp at Doe Park Caravan Site, part of the North Pennines stargazing festival, guests enjoyed views of the Orion Nebula using our 12” Dobsonian telescope!You can see it for yourself with a simple pair of binoculars just underneath Orion’s three belt stars. Clear skies! #astronomy

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

This is what Go Stargazing is all about! Our team were at Twice Brewed Stargazing in #northumberland yesterday evening. (Much) younger astronomers were observing Saturn, the “Hunters” full Moon and comet #TsuchinshanATLAS.

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 14/10/2024

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was easily visible naked eye this evening, its long tail looked spectacular and its bright nucleus easily visible in binoculars and a telescope. It should grace the evening skies for days perhaps a week or two to come. Good luck! #tsuchinshanatlas #comet #astronomy

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 09/10/2024

MAJOR SOLAR STORM EXPECTED! Heads up, folks! Over the coming nights, there will likely be a fantastic opportunity to see the Northern Lights from everywhere in the UK, Northern Europe, and North America. Look out as soon as darkness falls on 10/10/24 and 11/10/24. #auroraboreealis #northernlights

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 27/09/2024

It is one year since this iconic landmark was cruelly taken from us all. We took our photo just a few weeks beforehand, little did we know it would be amongst the last photos of Sycamore Gap.

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

The full Harvest Moon and Earth’s shadow in the early hours of this morning as seen in Darlington, UK #partiallunareclipse

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 15/09/2024

Join us in this free stargazing event! Complete simple challenges to earn virtual badges and add your pin to our map of participants. This is a great activity for families and beginners. See 100hours.online for details! #astronomy #stargazing

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 08/09/2024

Join us for 100 Hours Under One Sky and be part of a global stargazing event. Complete simple stargazing challenges to earn badges and add your mark to our map. It's totally free and ideal for families and absolute beginners! Visit 100hours.online for info and to add a reminder to your calendar.

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100 Hours Under One Sky

Try four simple stargazing challenges to win badges in our new UK 100 Hours event

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

Enjoy a fab weekend of stargazing with friendly astronomers and their big telescopes under the amazing dark skies of Northumberland. Book now for the People's Star Party at Kielder Campsite! Ideal for novices and absolute beginners! gostargazing.co.uk/events/the-p...

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 20/08/2024

See Saturn disappear behind the Moon! In what astronomers call an occultation, Saturn will disappear tomorrow morning and reappear approximately 45 minutes later. To see this #astronomy event, you will need: 🔭 binoculars or (preferably) a telescope 🌔 cloud-free skies ⏰ an early alarm clock!

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Go Stargazing @gostargazing.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

If you're lucky with the clouds tonight (19/08/24) look out for the full Moon rising from the South East horizon approximately 21:15 to 21:30 BST. In recent days, the Moon has appeared reddish in the UK due to particles of smoke in the atmosphere caused by wildfires in Canada. Clear skies!

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