Taverners Road Astronomy Club

TRAC – Exploring the Universe since 2023

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Observe the Moon Night 2026

Saturday, 19 September 2026
19:30 – 21:30

The Taverners Road Astronomy Club invites the local community to a free stargazing event.
Join us in Ryetop Park for an exciting evening of astronomy!

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Observe the Moon - 19 Sep 2026
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Announcements

28 Aug 2026 - Lunar Eclipse

Congratulations to everyone who saw the lunar eclipse this morning! It's very rare to be able to witness a lunar eclipse of that magnitude and clarity.

View some of the photos we captured during the eclipse.

13 Aug 2026 - Eclipse Certificate

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.

13 Aug 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: 34%

Sat, 12 Sep Partly sunny, more clouds in the afternoon.
Temperature 12/21 °C.
Sun, 13 Sep Light rain changing to mostly cloudy in the afternoon.
Temperature 17/23 °C.
Mon, 14 Sep Partly sunny, more clouds in the afternoon.
Temperature 16/24 °C.
Tue, 15 Sep Cloudy changing to partly sunny by afternoon and evening.
Temperature 13/22 °C.
Wed, 16 Sep Mostly cloudy, more clouds in the evening.
Temperature falling to 17 °C.

Weather data last updated at 04:18 on 12 Sep 2026.

Astronomy Today

Astronomy Weather Forecast for Rainham (Kent)

Recent Achievements

28 Aug 2026 Team TRAC met in the park at 4 AM to see the Moon turn red as it passed into the Earth's shadow during a rare partial lunar eclipse
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

21 Aug 2026 TRAC members tested two new telescopes, a small 60 mm refractor and a 130 mm newtonian, ready for Observe the Moon Night 2026
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

Stargazing begins when the sun goes down!