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Winter is a good time to look at the stars.

Will the Prime Minister do the right thing and overturn this decision? 

On the evening of the 11th January we have a conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury

This is last big event of the year. The planets Jupiter and Saturn, will appear closer together in the sky than at any time since 1623!

Ivy has had a long-standing association with winter celebrations throughout history, like holly, a splash of evergreen colour in a landscape that may appear otherwise lifeless.

One of our most distinctive winter plants, holly has a long-standing association with Christmas, but is also an important source of food and shelter for wildlife during the harsh winter months.…

Some say winter is lifeless. It’s anything but. It’s the toughest time of year, but even at this, the darkest, coldest and least promising time of year, life goes on.

On the evening of 13th December and morning of 14th December we have the peak of the Geminid Meteor shower.

I, like many parents am increasingly conscious about my family’s impact on the planet.

A blog series by Tony Roberts from the Edenbridge and District Astronomers.