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
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Venus
Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, July 2023
In July, The Night Sky over Belper. Venus is bright but catch it while you can, look out for meteors,
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, June 2023
In June’s Night Sky Over Belper: The Summer Solstice, NLCs, Summer Days, the Moon and Planets. Summer Solstice: 21st
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, November 2021
In November’s Night Sky: Look out for meteors, observe Jupiter and the GRS, check out Saturn while you can, find
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, September 2021
In September’s Night Sky. A good month to view Jupiter and Saturn; A Harvest Moon on the 20th; The stars
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2021
In the Night Sky Over Belper: Mars still shines in the south, Venus shines in the dawn sky. A possible
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, May 2020
In the Night Sky Over Belper, May’s highlights include: A bright full Moon on the 7th. Venus is in its
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, April 2020
In the Night Sky Over Belper, April’s highlights include: A bright full Moon on the 7th-8th. Venus gets brighter. The
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, February 2020
In the Night Sky Over Belper: Venus dominates the early evening sky. Mars appears low in the morning sky before
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2020
In the Night Sky Over Belper: Venus is the “evening star” in the south-west and Mars appears in the morning
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, December 2019
In the December, Night Sky Over Belper: The Geminids meteor shower. A full Moon on the 12th. Venus appears as
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, January 2019
January’s Night Sky brings a total lunar eclipse in the early morning hours of the 21st. Comet Wirtanen may still
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, December 2018
December brings the Geminids Meteor Shower, followed by the Ursids. For those with binoculars it may be worth searching out
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, May 2018
In May’s Night Sky: Venus is the “evening star” in the west. Jupiter is the bright object in the southeast.
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Space Is The Place: The Night Sky Over Belper, April 2018
In the April Night Sky: Jupiter, Mars and Saturn are all visible but are low in the sky. Venus becomes
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Viewing The Night Sky Over Belper: March 2017
March brings more chances to view Venus before it disappears from our evening sky: Jupiter will take its place as
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Viewing The Night Sky Over Belper: February 2017
Belper seems to have spent most of January under a blanket of cloud and fog, let’s hope that February gives
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