1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (211+ words) The starting point for the partnership is to introduce the DWARFLAB name and products to ASE members and to visitors at our outreach events, while also giving our members the opportunity to get some hands-on experience with their equipment. DWARFLAB…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (322+ words) Calton Hill was absolutely packed with people of all ages who had come together for one reason, to look up and watch something extraordinary happening in the sky above Edinburgh. Of course, this being Scotland, the clouds decided they wanted…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (249+ words) A spectacular solar event is coming to Scotland’s skies this August – and Dynamic Earth is here to help you get eclipse-ready! Ahead of the partial solar eclipse this August, join us on Wednesday 5th August for Get Ready for the Eclipse:…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (607+ words) by Mark Phillips Using data from Dominic Ford’s in-the-sky.org and other sources Mercury at greatest elongation west 02 Aug 2026 at 14:54 BST (13:54 UTC) Reasonably placed but difficult to observe, reaching a peak altitude of 12° above the horizon at sunrise on 7 Aug…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (86+ words) I covered this in a reccent post about Let’s “Do A Constellation” and we are onto our second constellation. It’s working well and people are getting involved. See the Cygnus constellation page. Here are some examples of what we’ve already…...

2+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (203+ words) The easiest way to see it for most people is by using eclipse glasses. But be careful – not all are safe! Here’s an article on ukeclipse.com about buying safe eclipse glasses and you can buy them directly and confidently…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (309+ words) Image Credit @BBVA Foundation Here’s Catherine’s full article in Nature » The latest budget proposal announced by the largest UK science funding agency threatens to severely affect UK astrophysics research. My colleagues and I are fighting back. We can also point…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (834+ words) by Mark Phillips Using data from Dominic Ford’s in-the-sky.org and other sources Venus at highest altitude in evening sky Thu, 14 May 2026 As seen from Edinburgh, Venus will reach its highest point in the sky in its 2026 evening apparition. It…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (797+ words) by Mark Phillips Using data from Dominic Ford’s in-the-sky.org and other sources Venus in the evening Venus will be an unmistakeable, dazzling object low in the west in the evening throughout April and on into the summer. Its separation…...

5+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (208+ words) Asteroid Project Update – Continued Discoveries with the IASC Astronomical Society of Edinburgh Asteroid Project Update – Continued Discoveries with the IASC Our asteroid project team continues to participate in the citizen-science asteroid search campaigns run by the International Astronomical Search Collaboration…...