The annual Horncastle Astronomy Weekend
takes place each September. A very good event.
2010 dates: 10-12 September.

Run by Paul Money in association with
the British Astronomical Association and
Horncastle College.
For further information, contact Paul Money
via his website.

Paul Money's Gibraltar Starnights 2010/11
Watch his "Events" page for updates on all future Starnights.
You can also order his invaluable publication, "Night Scenes 2008"

For on-line newsletters on what to look out for in the night sky each month.

 
The Sun, Moon, our Comets and Planets

The Sun. is entering a period of greater activity.
Sites to check regularly are:

and The Moon

 
Meteors

Meteor showers are somewhat unpredictable, so it is a good idea to look out for meteors before and after the predicted peaks.
You might catch an unexpected display.

Useful Meteor Shower pages and related information.

 
Eclipses

For accurate timing data for Lincolnshire see Paul Money's Night Scenes 2010 (Astrospace Publications).

 
Light Pollution

Prefer dark skies? Worried about the impact of light pollution on wildlife?
If you are fed up with tacky, sentimental, energy-wasting and potentially
harmful lighting of buildings, radio masts and monuments and at holiday resorts, ports &c. check out:

 
"SpaceLinks"

 
"SETI"

The Search for Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is on!
There's little enough intelligence here on Earth, so we could do with it!