Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, September 2023
In September’s Night Sky Over Belper: Jupiter and Saturn are well positioned for observation. The Harvest Moon on the 29th
Read MoreIn September’s Night Sky Over Belper: Jupiter and Saturn are well positioned for observation. The Harvest Moon on the 29th
Read MoreIn August’s Night Sky Over Belper: Jupiter and Saturn return to the evening sky. The supermoon on the 31st is
Read MoreIn July, The Night Sky over Belper. Venus is bright but catch it while you can, look out for meteors,
Read MoreIn June’s Night Sky Over Belper: The Summer Solstice, NLCs, Summer Days, the Moon and Planets. Summer Solstice: 21st
Read MoreMay’s Night Sky: Venus is the most visible planet, blazing in the evening sky; Mars is in the constellation of
Read MoreApril’s Night Sky brings: Spring Meteor Showers; Venus is the most visible planet, blazing in the evening sky; Mars is
Read MoreThe Night Sky Over Belper, March 2023: Mars and Venus, Star Count Survey, the Vernal Equinox, British Summer Time begins.
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper. Comet ZTF, CPRE Star Count 2023, Jupiter, Mars and Venus on view. Space
Read MoreIn January’s Night Sky: Space Missions 2023, Occultation of Mars and Geminids observation notes, Star Count, Venus, Jupiter and Mars.
Read MoreIn December’s Night Sky: Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars are all on view. The Winter solstice is on the 21st.
Read MoreIn November’s Night Sky: Notes from the Partial Solar Eclipse, Artemis 1 and Virgin Orbit Launches, Jupiter and Mars, November
Read MoreNote, late posting due to the Nailed site being down for most of October. In October’s Night Sky. Jupiter is
Read MoreIn September’s Night Sky. A good month to view Jupiter. A Harvest Moon on the 10th. The Moon occults Uranus
Read MoreIn August’s Night Sky Over Belper: Jupiter and Saturn return to the evening sky. A supermoon on the 12th clashes
Read MoreIn July’s Night Sky Over Belper: You will have to get up early to see the planets this month. There
Read MoreIn June’s Night Sky: All the planets appear in the early morning sky. The Summer Solstice is on the 21st.
Read MoreIn May’s Night Sky: A Total Lunar Eclipse at dawn, Cosmological sounds, the Hercules Cluster and a Happy Birthday to
Read MoreIn April’s Night Sky: Spring Meteor Showers, Double stars in Leo and the Plough, Galaxies to locate in Leo. Venus
Read MoreIn March’s Night Sky: Notes on the CPRE Star Count. The Vernal Equinox and clocks go forward. The Beehive Cluster.
Read MoreIn February’s Night Sky: Take part in the CPRE Star Count. The Orion Nebula. Sirius. Jupiter and Venus. CPRE
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper: Space Missions for 2022 – everybody is going to the Moon. Jupiter shines in
Read MoreIn December’s Night Sky: Look out for meteors; try and find Comet Leonard; Venus, Jupiter and Saturn are still on
Read MoreIn November’s Night Sky: Look out for meteors, observe Jupiter and the GRS, check out Saturn while you can, find
Read MoreIn October’s Night Sky: The Andromeda Galaxy, Jupiter and the GRS, The Orionids Meteor Shower, Clocks go back on the
Read MoreIn September’s Night Sky. A good month to view Jupiter and Saturn; A Harvest Moon on the 20th; The stars
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper. August brings: the Perseids meteor shower, the Summer Triangle, first looks at Jupiter and
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper: A report on the partial eclipse of the Sun, NLCs, July meteors, notes on
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper: A partial eclipse of the Sun on the 10th June, NLCs, Summer Days, the
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper: Finding Algieba, a chance to spot Mercury, Venus returns to the night sky, May’s
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper: The CPRE Star Count results. Finding the Beehive Cluster. The Lyrid Meteor Shower. April
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper: More Mars in March, Clocks go forward, Spring has Sprang, Another Supermoon, CPRE starcount,
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper: Mars is the only bright planet, take part in the Star Count, missions to
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper: Mars still shines in the south, Venus shines in the dawn sky. A possible
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper. December brings: The Geminids meteor shower, the conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter. Mars still
Read MoreIn this month’s night sky over Belper: Mars is prominent in the East, Venus is bright and visible before dawn.
Read MoreIn October’s Night Sky: A very good month to view Mars; Jupiter, Saturn and Venus are all bright and visible;
Read MoreIn September’s Night Sky. A good month to view: Jupiter, Saturn and Mars. Venus shines bright in the early morning.
Read MoreIn August’s Night Sky: Comet NEOWISE is fading. The Perseids meteor shower peaks on the 12th / 13th. Jupiter, Saturn
Read MoreIn July’s Night Sky Over Belper: Jupiter and Saturn appear in the evening, Venus moves to the morning. Another Comet?
Read MoreIn the June Night Sky Over Belper: The 3 stages of twilight, noctilucent clouds, the summer solstice, the Moon and
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper, May’s highlights include: A bright full Moon on the 7th. Venus is in its
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper, April’s highlights include: A bright full Moon on the 7th-8th. Venus gets brighter. The
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper, March brings: A Supermoon on the 9th. The Vernal Equinox on the 20th. Venus
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper: Venus dominates the early evening sky. Mars appears low in the morning sky before
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper: Venus is the “evening star” in the south-west and Mars appears in the morning
Read MoreIn the December, Night Sky Over Belper: The Geminids meteor shower. A full Moon on the 12th. Venus appears as
Read MoreNovember brings: The Transit of Mercury and the Leonids Meteor Shower. Venus returns to the night sky and Mars can
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper: The Orionids and Taurids meteor showers. Observe the full Moon on the 13th to
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Read MoreIn August’s Night Sky Over Belper: Start looking out for Perseid Meteors, Jupiter and Saturn are on view, Mercury may
Read MoreIn July’s Night Sky Over Belper look out for the partial eclipse of the Moon on the 16th of July.
Read MoreJune’s Night Sky brings long twilit nights ideal for spotting noctilucent clouds. Jupiter is bright but low in the night
Read MoreThe May Night Sky brings a good opportunity to see the International Space Station. Jupiter and Saturn can be seen
Read MoreApril’s night sky brings lighter nights, some meteors (patience needed). Mars is still prominent in the evening, pairing up with
Read MoreMarch brings: the vernal equinox on the 20th and a super Moon on the 21st. Mars is still prominent in
Read MoreFebruary brings: a line-up of planets, Comet Iwamoto (binoculars needed), Mars is still visible in the evening; use it to
Read MoreOfficers from the Belper Town Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team are offering you the chance to get your bicycle security marked
Read MoreJanuary’s Night Sky brings a total lunar eclipse in the early morning hours of the 21st. Comet Wirtanen may still
Read MoreA newly formed Belper and District Speakers Group aims to help people to build the confidence and skills needed to
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council is offering residents and visitors free Christmas parking. The initiative starts on 11th December and will
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council have published details of the Members’ Surgeries which will be taking place this month. Residents of
Read MoreDecember brings the Geminids Meteor Shower, followed by the Ursids. For those with binoculars it may be worth searching out
Read MoreNovember’s Transition Belper Café and Green Exchange will be held at No 28, Market Place, Belper on Saturday 24th November
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council has adopted the TUC’s Dying to Work Charter. Councillors agreed to sign the Charter on the
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council have published details of the Members’ Surgeries which will be taking place in November. We give
Read MoreIn November’s night sky: The Taurids and Leonid meteor showers. Mars is still bright – look for it in the
Read MoreOn the 2nd of November Amber Valley Borough Council published the following press release in relation to the tendering process
Read MoreIn October’s night sky: The Draconids Meteor Shower may be a good one this year. Moonlight will spoil the Orionids
Read MoreSeptember’s night sky brings a Harvest Moon. Mars, Saturn and Jupiter are all close to the horizon and can be
Read MoreIn the Night Sky Over Belper: The Perseids Meteor shower provides the highlight for this month, Mars is very bright,
Read MoreThe annual “Autumn Footprints” Amber Valley & Erewash Walking Festival promises sixteen days of walks set in the heart of
Read MoreThe Derby Resignalling programme is a £200 million project to improve journeys to and through Derby Railway station. This investment
Read MoreBelper Parks, Belper Cemetery and the Belper River Gardens are amongst eight green spaces and parks in Amber Valley to
Read MoreBelper seemed to be an unusual place to open a contemporary art gallery. Most “art” in small towns, in art
Read MoreIn July’s Night Sky, there is a Total Lunar Eclipse on the 27th of July. Venus shines brightly in the
Read MoreReports of unlicensed ‘taxis’ operating in and around Ripley have prompted Amber Valley Borough Council to launch a safety campaign.
Read MoreIn June’s night sky Venus is prominent in the west and Jupiter in the south. Saturn also rises in the
Read MoreThere is a treat in store for Belper based gourmets this June. The Ghanaian Pot have two events coming up
Read MoreThe May Transition Belper Café will be held at No 28 Community Hall, Market Place, Belper on Sunday 20th May
Read MoreIn May’s Night Sky: Venus is the “evening star” in the west. Jupiter is the bright object in the southeast.
Read MoreIn the April Night Sky: Jupiter, Mars and Saturn are all visible but are low in the sky. Venus becomes
Read MoreThe rubbish-strewn verges of the A38 in Amber Valley are posing a massive clean-up challenge for Amber Valley Borough Council.
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council’s Cabinet will be asked on 21 March 2018, to consider proposals, which if approved, will commit
Read MoreThis year the Amber Valley Borough Council elections will be held on Thursday 3rd May. Make sure that you are
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council has now submitted its Local Plan to the Secretary of State. Copies of the submission documents
Read MoreTrading standards are warning restaurants and takeaways to take extra care when preparing food after samples of meals for customers
Read MoreIn a press release dated the 26th of February, Amber Valley Borough Council (AVBC) have announced that a Council Tax
Read MoreIn the night sky over Belper, Venus appears low in the twilight sky this month, pairing with Mercury on the
Read MoreHere are five songs to provide a soundtrack for a Plastic Free February. Plastic Jesus: Tia Blake Plastic is often
Read MoreThe brightest object in the night sky this month (apart from the Moon) is the star, Sirius. Jupiter and Mars
Read MoreThe Amber Valley Green Party has laid down a Bags for Life Challenge. They say that when it comes to
Read MoreNo bright planets in the evening sky this month, but we can enjoy views of Jupiter and Mars if we
Read MoreAmber Valley’s Walking for Health scheme is encouraging people to get out and about in the New Year. In
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council has responded to concern over “smoke nuisance” caused by the growing use of wood-burning stoves and
Read MoreHighland cattle have returned to the wildflower meadow in Belper Parks to help with the conservation of the site over
Read MoreI recently found Guy Debord’s situationist tract “Society of the Spectacle” nestling in the classics section of a local charity
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council is reminding local residents that by displaying their free parking permit in the windscreen of their
Read MoreThere are no bright planets on view in the night sky over December. The highlight of the month will be
Read MoreIf you want to see a planet in November you are going to have to get up early. Night time
Read MoreBelper residents now have their opportunity to comment on the details of the updated Local Plan for Amber Valley. The
Read MoreKunst Gallery in Belper are showing a special screening of the Ballad of Shirley Collins with live music support from
Read MoreA number of new Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) have been approved by Amber Valley Borough Council to further combat
Read MoreThe Boundary Commission for England (BCE) has launched its third and final consultation on changes to Parliamentary constituencies in England,
Read MoreThe Sun turned orange and pink today (Monday 16th of October) casting a strange light over Belper and the rest
Read MoreAs the round pound coin enters its final week, shoppers are being reminded by the HM Treasury that they have
Read MoreOctober brings a thin crescent Moon, the Orionid meteor shower, and Venus is the morning star in the east. The
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council are giving residents and businesses the chance to have their say on the way the Council’s
Read MoreThis September we may have missed the Harvest Moon- or have we? In the early morning, Mercury, Mars and Venus
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council have published a press release describing their successfull prosecution of the former joint owners of two
Read MoreIf you are concerned about traffic pollution in Belper and the DE56 postcode area, now is your chance to take
Read MoreBelper Parks, Belper River Gardens and Belper Cemetery are amongst the eight parks and green spaces in the Amber Valley
Read MoreThe night sky in August brings us the Summer Triangle, the annual Perseid meteor shower and a last chance to
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council is proposing to introduce a number of Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO) in Belper. The Council
Read MoreA new drive to boost tourism in nine Derbyshire market towns will see Belper benefit with the appointment of a
Read MoreJuly’s night sky brings more chances to observe the planets Jupiter and Saturn. For early risers Venus continues to shine
Read MoreBelper Town Council and Accessible Belper have teamed up to ensure that everyone can enjoy the food festival this year
Read MoreLocal businesses and organisations will be encouraged to bid for funds being made available by the Rural Payments Agency and
Read MoreWe have now reached the summer months and, in these months, the night sky is never really dark. However, warmer
Read MoreThe OVO Energy Women’s Tour cycle race is coming to Derbyshire on Saturday 10 June. Stage 4 will start and
Read MoreIn May’s night sky Jupiter is resplendent. Saturn’s ring system is easily seen through a small telescope. Venus shines in
Read MoreBelper residents who would like to see how their body is standing up to the stresses and strains of everyday
Read MoreApril’s night sky is dominated by the bright planet Jupiter. There are still opportunities to view Mercury at the beginning
Read MoreWith well over 200 local people benefitting from a Disabled Facility Grant in the past year, Amber Valley Borough Council
Read MoreNew measures to deal with the blight of fly-tipping have been introduced in Amber Valley, with “Fixed Penalty Notices” of
Read MoreLike the rest of the country, local people were thrilled when the GB ladies hockey team edged to a stunning
Read MoreMarch brings more chances to view Venus before it disappears from our evening sky: Jupiter will take its place as
Read MoreResidents in Amber Valley are being advised to watch out for a potential email scam which appears to offer a
Read MoreAfter a meeting of the full Council on the 1st of March, Amber Valley Borough Council voted to put its
Read MoreBelper in Bloom has been selected to represent the East Midlands in the Large Town Category in the Royal Horticultural
Read MoreBelper’s Strutts North Mill Museum has just announced a free annual pass to any adult paying an initial ticket price
Read MoreBelper seems to have spent most of January under a blanket of cloud and fog, let’s hope that February gives
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council’s Garden Waste Scheme will recommence collections on the 27th of February. The scheme is still proving
Read MoreThe Rebel Yell workshops starting at the Kings Head on the 19th of February inspired me to dig out an
Read MoreJanuary started off nicely with a pleasing alignment of Venus, Mars and the crescent Moon on the 2nd of January.
Read MoreIs it too early to be thinking of New Year Resolutions? The Active Lunch Challenge doesn’t think so. The New
Read MoreAmber Valley Borough Council is doing its bit to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and at the same time is saving
Read MoreDerwentWISE is offering a number of small grants for a wide range of innovative community projects that help people to
Read MoreIn December we can look forward to the Geminid and the Ursid meteor showers, another supermoon on the 13th /
Read MoreImage credit: NASA/MSFC/Meteoroid Environment Office/Bill Cooke November brings meteor showers from the Taurids and the Leonids (which this year will
Read MoreHalloween does not yet suffer from the same musical overload as Christmas. Mercifully we are spared endless repititions of the
Read MoreDo you fancy getting outdoors with the family for some fresh air and a bit of fun? If so, you
Read MoreLate October has a number of astronomical events of interest to the casual astronomer, in particular a chance to see
Read MoreThe Belper Astronomy Group had its first meeting in the Top Bar of the Queens Head on Thursday 15th September.
Read MoreUnfortunately cloud cover prevented observers in Belper from seeing the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. This was a pity
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