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The ultimate 2 lesson beginners course at Mycenae House in Greenwich for learning how to recognise things in the night sky - from stars and planets to constellations and nebula!
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@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk🪐 Saturn shines tonight
Tonight's sky over London
📍 Low in the east-south-east, a quarter of the way up - from 19:56, once it's dark
🟢 Tonight: go - clear from dark
💡 Even a small telescope shows its rings
Did you spot it? Tell us in the comments 👇
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk🌳 My Horizon: mark how high the trees and houses reach round you. The map draws them in, and info cards, Tonight’s Sky, star hops and the tour all allow for what you can’t see.
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk🔭 Binocular View: pick your binoculars or telescope and a circle shows exactly how much sky they take in, on whatever you tap or the middle of the screen.
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk☄️ Comets and asteroids: any comet bright enough for binoculars or a small telescope appears on the map by itself, tail pointing away from the Sun, plus Vesta, Ceres and the other bright asteroids. Orbits from NASA/JPL, updated daily.
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk📍 Change place: type a town, city or postcode to see the sky from there — handy if you’d rather not share your location, or you’re planning a trip. The map remembers your place for next time.
@stargazingforbeginners.co.ukWhat's new?
👋 First Night Tour: never found your way round the sky? A few steps round what’s actually up tonight from where you are - the Moon, a planet, the Plough, a bright star and a star cluster - with the map turned to face each one.
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@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk🪐 Tonight's sky: the planets
• Saturn - low in the east-south-east, a quarter of the way up at 20:26 (up from dark, until 05:26)
• Mars - rises at 01:06 in the east-north-east
• Jupiter - rises at 02:13 in the east-north-east
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk🪐 Planet fact: Jupiter
Jupiter is more than twice as massive as all the other planets put together.
🔭 Tonight Jupiter rises 02:16, until dawn - a late one.
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk✨ Constellation of the day: Aquila
Tonight at 20:56 it's in the south-west, about a third of the way up.
🔭 How to find it: Find bright Altair, with a fainter star close on either side, like a line of three. It's the Eagle's head.
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk🔭 Tonight's sky at a glance
🟢 Tonight: go - clear from dark
📅 Later today: the constellation of the day (10:30), a planet fact (11:30), the planets (14:30), and a short video at 19:30
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk🪐 Saturn shines tonight
Tonight's sky over London
📍 Low in the east-south-east, a quarter of the way up - from 19:58, once it's dark
🟢 Tonight: go - clear from dark
💡 Even a small telescope shows its rings
Did you spot it? Tell us in the comments 👇
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk🔭 Gijón/Xixón, 9 Oct 2026 at 22:00 local time
🪐 Saturn 24° up in the ESE
🌙 Moon: new moon (1%), below the horizon
🌠 Draconids at their peak (~10/hr under dark skies)
Live map: stargazingforbeginners.co.uk/sky/
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk🔭 Manchester, 15 Oct 2026 at 22:00 local time
🪐 Saturn 31° up in the SE
🌙 Moon: waxing crescent (25%), below the horizon
Live map: stargazingforbeginners.co.uk/sky/
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk🪐 Tonight's sky: the planets
• Saturn - low in the east-south-east, a quarter of the way up at 20:28 (up from dark, until dawn)
• Mars - rises at 01:06 in the east-north-east
• Jupiter - rises at 02:16 in the east-north-east
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk🪐 Planet fact: Venus
The air pressure on Venus is about 90 times Earth's - like being nearly a kilometre under the sea.
🔭 Venus isn't in tonight's dark sky - it's too close to the Sun from here just now.
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk✨ Constellation of the day: Draco
Tonight at 20:58 it's in the north-west, about halfway up.
🔭 How to find it: A long, faint line of stars winds between the Plough and the Little Bear. Its head is a small lozenge of four stars near bright Vega.
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk🔭 Tonight's sky at a glance
🟢 Tonight: go - clear from dark
📅 Later today: the constellation of the day (11:30), a planet fact (13:30), the planets (15:30), and a short video at 21:30
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk☁️ Cloudy tonight? Learn Cepheus
Tonight's sky over London
Have you found it before? Tell us in the comments 👇
🎟️ Learn the night sky with us: Tuesday 3rd & 10th November 2026, Mycenae House
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk🪐 Tonight's sky: the planets
• Saturn - low in the east-south-east, a quarter of the way up at 20:30 (up from dark, until dawn)
• Mars - rises at 01:07 in the east-north-east
• Jupiter - rises at 02:19 in the east-north-east
@stargazingforbeginners.co.uk🪐 Planet fact: Mercury
Mercury has almost no air, so its days reach about 430°C and its nights fall to about −180°C.
🔭 Mercury isn't in tonight's dark sky - it's too close to the Sun from here just now.
