<![CDATA[COSMOS Community Observatory St Martins on Scilly - Blog]]>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 23:20:20 +0000Weebly<![CDATA[Scilly Skies - September 2024]]>Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMThttp://cosmosscilly.co.uk/blog/scilly-skies-september-2024It's meterological autumn and the unofficial start of the UK's stargazing season! Here's what we're looking at this month. From moons to planets to clusters - there's something for everyone and not all things need equipment to enjoy. Keep looking up! Download this as a PDF here.
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]]><![CDATA[Scilly Skies - August 2024]]>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:45:59 GMThttp://cosmosscilly.co.uk/blog/scilly-skies-august-2024Here's this month's stargazing from St Martin's! Download as a PDF here.
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]]><![CDATA[Scilly Skies: July 2024]]>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:19:41 GMThttp://cosmosscilly.co.uk/blog/july-01st-2024July is another challenging month for stargazing as it's still getting dark very late. However, things start to improve by the end of the month as nights lengthen and Saturn becomes better placed for viewing. Download this as a PDF here.
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]]><![CDATA[Scilly Skies: June 2024]]>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttp://cosmosscilly.co.uk/blog/scilly-skies-june-2024After a short break, here's this month's Scilly Skies - the first of the 2024 (tourist) season.
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]]><![CDATA[Scilly Skies - October 2023]]>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:22:46 GMThttp://cosmosscilly.co.uk/blog/scilly-skies-october-2023Oodles to gaze up at this month, with several of Jupiter's moons transiting its surface, meteor showers and showy constellations! And of course, there's our Dark Skies Week 30 Sep - 6 Oct, jam-packed with astronomy and guest speakers. Download our sky guide as a PDF here.
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]]><![CDATA[Scilly Skies - September 2023]]>Sat, 02 Sep 2023 10:07:05 GMThttp://cosmosscilly.co.uk/blog/scilly-skies-september-2023Lots to enjoy this month - so here's our local guide! And of course there's Scilly Dark Skies Week to look forward to at the end of the month! Download this as a PDF here.
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]]><![CDATA[Scilly Skies - August 2023]]>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 09:57:03 GMThttp://cosmosscilly.co.uk/blog/scilly-skies-august-2023​A relatively busy month up above, with two full Moons, the Pleiades, plus some lovely constellations... and let's not forget favourable viewing of Jupiter and Saturn! August is a great month to look up. Download this as a PDF here.
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]]><![CDATA[Scilly Skies - July 2023]]>Sat, 01 Jul 2023 14:47:54 GMThttp://cosmosscilly.co.uk/blog/scilly-skies-july-2023July's here already and that means the nights are getting darker - gradually! Stargazing on Scilly in July is still best after midnight. Some nice things to spot - if it's not a particularly 'busy' month - including the Summer Triangle and Jupiter. Download this as a PDF here.
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]]><![CDATA[Scilly Skies - June 2023]]>Sun, 04 Jun 2023 20:28:10 GMThttp://cosmosscilly.co.uk/blog/scilly-skies-june-2023Ah, June... known on Scilly for long, lovely days and... not very dark nights! Still, there's something to enjoy here if you are willing - dusk, after midnight, dawn... Here's what we're setting our sights on this month. Download this as a PDF here.
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]]><![CDATA[Scilly Skies - May 2023]]>Mon, 01 May 2023 20:58:49 GMThttp://cosmosscilly.co.uk/blog/scilly-skies-may-2023Plenty to gaze up at this month, before we lose out on dark night skies to longer, brighter days in June! Here's what we'll be setting our sights on this May. Download this as a PDF here.
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