• Starfest is coming this October, with Kielder and Battlesteads Observatories.

    2020 Starfest is a fun-packed family astronomy weekend of November 6th, 7th and 8th, organised by our

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  • 101 Things – Noctilucent CLouds

    The 2020 Noctilucent Cloud (NLC) season is almost here – NLCs are they the highest clouds on

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  • C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) – The First Decent Comet of 2020?

    So it turns out that one of the last comet discoveries of 2019 is brightening up and

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  • 101 things – The Night Sky

    One of the best things about being involved in Battlesteads Observatory is stargazing under the wonderful dark

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  • 101 Things – The Quadrantid Meteor Shower

    This meteor show is one of the high points of the “Shooting Star” year and can produce

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