Category: Night Sky

We meet at Kirkhill Forest (see Events page)

Dates for 2026/27 are as follows

Session Time is from 7.30pm to 9.30pm on each night

September 2026	January 2027
Monday 7th & Wednesday 18th	Monday 11th & Wednesday 27th
October	February
Monday 5th & Wednesday 14th	Monday 8th & Wednesday 24th
November	March
Monday 9th & Wednesday 18th	Monday 8th and Wednesday 24th
December
Monday 7th & Wednesday 16th

You will notice two dates each month.
If the weather is bad and we have to cancel, any additional dates we can arrange will be posted on the Facebook page.

If you are new to Astronomy and would like to come along, all are welcome.
You can contact me at my email address [email protected].

Constellations and Stars

• Pegasus: Look high in the sky for the four stars forming the Great Square.
• Summer Triangle: Find bright stars Vega (Lyra), Deneb (Cygnus), and Altair (Aquila) still prominent during early autumn evenings.
• Cassiopeia: Easily found in the northern sky as a distinct “W” shape opposite the low Big Dipper.
• Andromeda: Extends outward from the corner of Pegasus, housing the naked-eye Andromeda Galaxy. [1, 2, 3]

Planets and Deep-Sky Objects

• Saturn: Visible nearly all night as it approaches opposition, shining brightly in the southeast.
• Jupiter: Rises later in the night, becoming a brilliant object in the late-night hours.
• Milky Way: Arcs across the dark sky from Perseus through Cygnus down to Sagittarius, best viewed with binoculars away from city light