Taverners Road Astronomy Club

TRAC – Exploring the Universe since 2023

Astronomy Forecast

Fri, 05 Jun Partly sunny, fewer clouds in the evening.
Temperature 11/17 °C.
Sat, 06 Jun Light rain in the morning and afternoon, possible rain in the evening.
Temperature 11/16 °C.
Sun, 07 Jun Mostly cloudy, more clouds in the afternoon and evening.
Temperature 11/19 °C.
Mon, 08 Jun Possible rain in the morning, light rain in the afternoon and evening.
Temperature 11/16 °C.
Tue, 09 Jun Partly sunny changing to rain showers in the afternoon.
Temperature 8/16 °C.

Weather data last updated at 22:30 on 05 Jun 2026.

01 Jun 2026 May's second Full Moon ("Blue Moon") seen shortly after midnight
25 May 2026 We saw the phase of the planet Venus (~80%) at 50x magnification
23 May 2026 We took our first photo of the Sun using the Seestar S50
25 Apr 2026 First photos taken of the Moon using a DSLR camera
19 Apr 2026 We took a photo of the crescent Moon with earthshine sitting just above the Pleiades star cluster, with Venus shining brightly below

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
05 Dec 2025 TRAC acquires its first smart telescope, a ZWO Seestar S50

Stargazing begins when the sun goes down!