Welcome to my Amateur astronomy site, My name is Daniel and I enjoy the night sky, I have decided to create my own website to help other amateur astronomers enjoy the hobby as I do. This site will give information on current and future events Astronomy is not all about getting a telescope or a pair of binoculars, as some people think. All you need to do to start astronomy as a hobby is just read books on astronomy and the night sky. You can get a good quality astronomical book for around £5.00 to £10.00. Some amateur astronomers may first think that they need a telescope to start astronomy as a hobby well this is not always the case. If you read books on the night sky and ask people you will get all the information and you will understand what your viewing or looking at. So if you have read books on astronomy and learnt the night sky before buying a telescope then you will enjoy it much more as you will know what your viewing. As if someone who gets a telescope first they wont understand the night sky unless they have the basic knowlege to. So all you need is books and then you can progress from there. I am a fan of Sir Patrick Moore as he is also famous and creates the best astronomical TV shows in UK. The Venus Transit that Occured on June 4th UPDATED NIGHT SKY EVENTS!!!! Welcome to the updated night sky events all around the UK. These events that you see at the moment will be updated when diffrent events change. The site makes priority to make sure all night sky events are updated as soon as new events happen. This will be great news for you the stargazer as this will mean you will not have to miss out on all the fun of seeing some astronomical events. This section is updated weekly, and sometimes daily. April 2005- Night Sky events Brought to you buy Daniel April 3rd 2005- Jupiter is at opposition, opposite the Sun in our sky. This means Jupiter rises in the east around sunset, is highest in the middle of the night, and sets in the west around sunrise. It's the brightest star-like point of light in the sky right now, so you can't miss it. April 14th 2005- Saturn shines to the upper left of the Moon this evening. Pollux and Castor are upper right of Saturn. Look far to the right of the Moon for Capella, and equally far to the left of the Moon for Procyon. April 22nd 2005- The Moon shines between bright Jupiter and fainter Spica. April 24th 2005- Full Moon before sunrise, called the Milk Moon. A very slight, penumbral eclipse of the Moon takes place during early morning, as the Moon slides through the pale outer fringe of Earth's shadow. This event is visible from central and western North America. Look for a weak shading on the Moon's northern (upper right) side for up to an hour centered on 4:55 a.m. CDT. April 26- Mercury is at greatest elongation, 27 degrees west of the Sun. Look for it just above the horizon due east as dawn grows bright. Binoculars will help. April 29th- The Moon is at perigee This is the Upcoming events in our night sky, some of these events will be seen in UK but as some may not be, so please find out further information from the web. The events will happen in the night sky for April 2005. Tips on how to spot a meteor or meteor shower!!! NEW If you are keen to find a meteor shower or meteor all you have to do is find when there is a meteor shower due and what time these are very important factors to make your experience of watching meteors come to reality. When you know what time its going to happen then try finding out where to look should tell you if searching the internet or books, depends on your resources available. Then say the Geminids meteor shower was due to happen on Dec 13th-24 time due is 12am midnight, then you look in which direction its due to appear from the Eastern sky, Northern sky, Southern and then look in that direction. High above you should see some meteors depending on the radiant. While observing do not go back inside or your eye vision would be adjusted to light. You need about 30-50 minuets out side to get your eyes adjusted to the darkness this will make you see more as your eyes are sensitive. 1. Wrap up warm- always take hot drink, blanket, chair and scarf with you 2. Take a star map or chart with you, also torch with red celephane tape around it 3. Always tell someone you know such as family or whoever is looking after you where you are going. 4. Relax and enjoy Happy meteor watching, Dans Astro will be Updated soon NEW< NEW> This is where you tell your story or provide information to your visitors. Be sure to include changes or new information in a timely fashion. By keeping your Web site up to date, visitors will have a reason to return often. You may add text or HTML code to this field and make it as complex as you want. Or, you may erase the content of this field causing it to be hidden when people visit your site.