Taverners Road Astronomy Club

TRAC – Exploring the Universe since 2023

Astronomy Forecast

Mon, 22 Jun Partly sunny, fewer clouds in the afternoon.
Temperature 17/27 °C.
Tue, 23 Jun Partly sunny, fewer clouds in the evening.
Temperature 17/31 °C.
Wed, 24 Jun Sunny.
Temperature 20/33 °C.
Thu, 25 Jun Partly sunny.
Temperature 18/32 °C.
Fri, 26 Jun Partly sunny changing to cloudy by afternoon and evening.
Temperature 21/30 °C.

Weather data last updated at 18:06 on 22 Jun 2026.

17 Jun 2026 Venus photographed close to the crescent Moon 45 mins after sunset
17 Jun 2026 We fitted the solar filter to the telescope to view the Sun and tested the new solar finder to speed up the alignment process
13 Jun 2026 Mercury was visible with the naked eye low in the western sky
09 Jun 2026 We observed the Venus and Jupiter at their closest approach
01 Jun 2026 May's second Full Moon ("Blue Moon") seen shortly after midnight

17 Jun 2026 TRAC members made their first observations of the Sun in 2026 as part of our eclipse day preparations
31 May 2026 TRAC begins planning for the solar eclipse event on 12 Aug 2026
26 May 2026 TRAC acquires a small 70 mm spotting scope for moongazing
12 Apr 2026 TRAC sent an email to NASA congratulating them on their successful Artemis II mission, which saw four astronauts travel around the Moon
10 Jan 2026 TRAC leadership team agrees their main aims for 2026

Stargazing begins when the sun goes down!