Register for this year's CPRE Star Count in February this year and get counting to help assess how much of the UK's dark skies have been lost to bad lighting

Last night's movement of Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF passing nearby NGC 5907 (edge on galaxy) Peter Lewis Kevin Earp 🔭🌜☀️🪐⭐ BBC Sky at Night Magazine #cometZTF #astronomy #Astrophotography #ThePhotoMode #ThePhotoHour

Finder chart for C/2023 E3 (ZTF), 28-Jan to 04-Feb 2023. The Moon will begin to influence visibility over this period.

While we've been closed we've been cleaning the Museum from top to bottom! We will reopen this Wednesday (1st February) 🏛 #conservation #museum #behindthescenes #springclean #no1royalcrescent #bathuk #cityofbath #somerset #bathpreservationtrust

A special International Women's Day event - 'How the Other Half Lived: celebrating Bath's historic women'. 7 speakers on 7 remarkable women. March 8th 9.30 - 2.30. Programme and free tickets: ow.ly/i1cC50MMLoT Bath Preservation Trust Mayor of Bath's Guides Visit Bath #internationalwomensday

This #EarthHour 25/3 8.30pm we're calling on residents, institutions and businesses to reduce energy use and sky glow by switching off and dimming lights and restoring the night sky for wildlife and stargazing. Let's create Bath's #BiggestHourForEarth Are you with us?

Elections are happening in parts of the country in a matter of weeks. New rules mean we need ID to vote. Here’s a summary of some ID that you can and can’t use. Please share: pic.x.com/K69ZDKBXLM 38d.gs/xtea

Grounds team may have come up with a solution to the recent graffiti on the lawn below the Bath's Royal Crescent 😉

The challenge continues! Jonathan's second #Herschel400 observation highlight is the #supernova ‘SN 2023ixf’ in the Messier galaxy M101. It is the closest supernova to us for 10 years ! Captured on 25th May from Saltford – the arrow shows the position of the supernova.

We can sometimes forget that William Herschel was not merely one of the giants of astronomy but also an accomplished musician and composer, in without his musical career it is unlikely that he would have succeeded as an astronomer.

This clip shows one of Parky’s great skills as an interviewer. Knowing when to say nothing because the interviewee is on a roll. Two Masters at work here.

With no Moon to spoil it, the year’s best meteor shower might be one to remember. astronomy.com/observing/how-…

Congratulations to Dr Linda Tacconi!

The approach to Glastonbury Tor today #saltfordphotographers #Glastonbury

Herschel Society John Herschel – The Last Polymath – all day conference to be held at Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution on Saturday 8th June 2024 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. Attend in person or online, tickets available from brlsi.org member discounts available.

The solar system is incredibly perplex. While it may feel that we are stationary on Earth, we’re actually delicately dancing through space at a stunning 448,000 miles per hour, with the Sun as our choreographer leading the way.

How the solar system travels through the galaxy!

No one, presently, sees the Moon rotate like this. That's because the Earth's moon is tidally locked to the Earth, showing us only one side. Given modern digital technology, however, combined with many detailed images returned by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a high

🚨 Award announcement 🚨 The winner of the 2024 Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship is Dr Heloise Stevance (@Sydonahi) of the University of Oxford. Her lecture topic will be: 'How can AI help us find exploding stars and hungry black holes?' 🤖 🎇⚫ Congrats Dr Stevance! 🥳👏