July 20th 1968 - Neil Armstrong is the First Human to Set Foot on the Moon!

July marks the 40th aniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon. 3 astronauts took part in the mission, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin.
To find out more about the moon landings what this space in the coming weeks.

Mid July 2009 - Look out for Jupiter and its 4 Bright Moons!

For those of you like me who finds it really difficult to get up early in the morning, you are now going to get the opportunity to see Jupiter in the early hours of the morning. In mid July, Jupiter peaks above the south east horizon at 11.00pm. By 1am it will be high above the horizon glowing at magnitude -2.6, clear and bright enough for all to see.

If you manage to get any picture please send them in to gallery@WatchTheStars.co.uk along with your name and where the picture was taken.

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