Taverners Road Astronomy Club

TRAC – Exploring the Universe since 2023

Eclipse Observer Certificate for Children

Parents can download a printable Certificate of Achievement for children who watched the partial solar eclipse from the park with us on 12 August 2026.

Eclipse Photos

Attended our eclipse event? Send your photos to [email protected] and we'll add the best ones to our monthly newsletter.

We didn't get chance to take many photos, so any you can send are greatly appreciated!

Astronomy Forecast

⛅ CURRENT CLOUD COVER IN RAINHAM: 88%

Sun, 16 Aug Mostly cloudy, fewer clouds in the afternoon.
Temperature 16/26 °C.
Mon, 17 Aug Cloudy, fewer clouds in the evening.
Temperature 16/24 °C.
Tue, 18 Aug Cloudy.
Temperature 16/25 °C.
Wed, 19 Aug Mostly cloudy, fewer clouds in the afternoon and evening.
Temperature 14/23 °C.
Thu, 20 Aug Mostly cloudy, more clouds in the afternoon.
Temperature 13/21 °C.

Weather data last updated at 20:24 on 16 Aug 2026.

Astronomy Today

Astronomy Weather Forecast for Rainham (Kent)

Recent Achievements

12 Aug 2026 We watched the best solar eclipse we'll likely ever see from Rainham
05 Jul 2026 We located the double star Albireo in Cygnus and saw its two stars brightly shining golden yellow and blue
21 Jun 2026 Glowing sunset seen on the evening of the summer solstice
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

12 Aug 2026 Team TRAC hosted a well-attended event for the largest partial solar eclipse visible in the UK until 2090
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

Stargazing begins when the sun goes down!