Astronauts aboard Artemis II are making history by traveling farther from Earth than any crew before them, passing previous Apollo distance records. As they circled the Moon, the team captured images of the far side and tested spacecraft systems, marking a significant milestone in humanity’s return to deep-space exploration after over 50 years.
A partial lunar eclipse, displaying a blood red moon, was visible close to the horizon early this morning, March 14th. Local resident Alastair Neil captured the moment in a striking photograph. This unique celestial event drew the attention of those early enough to witness it before sunrise.
There’s a supermoon out there tonight, but did you know there’a lunar eclipse happening too? At approximately 1:40am on Wednesday morning (i.e tonight), a small shadow created by Earth will appear in the top right corner of the moon as the eclipse starts. The partial eclipse will reach its maximum at 3.44am and with clear […]
Weather permitting, you should be able to see Venus and the Moon close together as two of the brightest objects in the sky tonight. For the best chance of observing this event you should head to an area with limited light pollution and look up to the sky in a southwesterly direction. The phenomenon also […]
We have a winner to last night’s fab competition to photograph the full moon! With 42 entries received, we got the kind postman this morning to randomly pick a winner. Whilst there were loads of great photos, some professional photos too, it was Marion Thomson’s creative photo he liked best. Marion, please message us and […]
Well done to Community Police Officers David Moon and Chris O Neil in scooping a ‘local problem solving’ award at the Police Divisional Excellence Awards. The two PCs are well known in Blantyre and often work with schools and young people. It’s great to see their hard work, dedication and commitment being recognised. The awards […]
Today, Friday 21st December 2018, is the shortest day of the year. It’s Winter Solstice, meaning from tonight, the nights start getting lighter, earlier again! (and of course mornings get lighter earlier too) A full Moon and a meteor shower will accompany this year’s winter solstice. The Moon, known as the Cold Moon, will be […]