AstroPioneer

As you may know from my recent video , I am heading off to Majorca to try and see the solar eclipse! But it's not just a solar eclipse—it also coincides with the Perseids, one of the best meteor showers of the year. Even better, this year there is no moon to mess up the dark skies! Since I am currently sitting in the airport waiting for my flight, I thought I would start this blog to document the journey and share real-time updates. That way, I can take all of you along with me! ​Check back on this post for more updates as the adventure unfolds.

Here are some of the astronomical and stargazing highlights for October to December 2025. This covers both large and small night sky events that is possible to calculate in advance!

Here are some of the astronomical and stargazing highlights for July to September 2025. This covers both large and small night sky events that is possible to calculate in advance!

Not every thing in the night sky even though it's up there and visible is easy to see this can be due to various different things but in this case it's due to dust and the Galaxy being in the way. If the dust wasn't obscuring the galaxy it would be one of the brightest objects in  the night sky.

Here are some of the astronomical and stargazing highlights for October to December 2024. This covers both large and small night sky events that is possible to calculate in advance!

Here are some of the astronomical and stargazing highlights for July to September 2024. This covers both large and small night sky events that is possible to calculate in advance!