As the weather seems to be getting sunnier … it seems to be time to wear a hat! So here is an image of the Sombrero Galaxy – Messier 104 in the Constellation of Virgo. It is a spiral galaxy seen almost edge-on approx. 29 million lightyears distant, and is […]
Hope you all saw the partial solar eclipse on Sat 29th March. Here is a time lapse taken with a ZWO Seestar S30.
Taken with an iPhone 15 Pro – hand held – at Beachy Head on 17th Oct 2024.
Aurora from Willingdon on 10th Oct 2024. This is the second time this year we have seen some great views of the aurora from as far south as Eastbourne. Why? It is solar maximum (an 11 year cycle) – so there are more sunspots and hence more chance of solar […]
Hope you managed to spot the aurora on the night of Fri 10th May 2024 … think we should call it The Great Aurora of 2024! Here are a couple of Smartphone photos from Uckfield by one of our committee members. Credit: Roy Marriott
This looks more like the green comet than The Green Comet! Image: Alan Tidey – 10 minutes of 20 sec subs from Beachy Head – 24 Mar 2024
This has been in the news a lot – however it hasn’t brightened quite as much as was forecast – so hasn’t really been a naked-eye object. Maybe next time it comes to visit … in 50,000 years! This image shows it with star trails – so you get some […]
As mentioned to members, we have adopted some novel approaches in these challenging times. One new way to keep some kind of connection with EAS members, is with a new YouTube Channel Terry has set up a for his Willingdon Observatory. The idea is to Live Stream some astronomy sessions […]
Lunar X Marks the Spot – David Gates Well actually the Lunar X doesn’t mark any particular spot – just a natural phenomenon of ridges that with the right shadows looks like a big X. Not easy to image because the phase of the Moon has to be just right […]