December

December Night Sky 2025

A Winter wonderland above – December night sky  December nights, where the sky greets you like an icy cathedral of stars and wonder, and the nights draw darker earlier.   It is also the time of year where Santa takes flight with his reindeers. This year he will have quite the view with the constellations twinkling bright telling him their ancient stories, the Geminids shining beneath him like a shooting star runway and Jupiter glowing like a guiding beacon.   A Read more

By Emma-Jayne Malcomson, ago

December Night Sky 2022

Written by Education Assistant Mark Grimley Looking At The Stars  Festive lights to starlight might be the setting for us to relax to at the end of the year. During these darker months we might get the chance to see some stars a little more clearly with less light pollution Read more

By Anna Taylor, ago

December Night Sky 2020

So the nights are drawing in and in as we get closer to the festive season, and though Christmas might not be quite the same as usual this year, there’s still plenty to celebrate. One great socially distanced activity you can do is stargazing! It’s outdoors and doesn’t require a group, and so you can easily go out and have a wee look up at the stars – just make sure to wrap up warm at this time of year!

By Anna Taylor, ago