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The skies over Bermuda are expected to burn brightly tonight: the annual Perseid meteor shower should yield a richer than usual showing of shooting stars. The island enjoys good visibility courtesy of its distance from big cities, which obscure the h...

Observers hoping to catch a glimpse of Sunday’s full moon found it eclipsed by thick cloud cover and not, as promised, by the Earth’s shadow. Across Bermuda, a veil of clouds obstructed the sky, rendering the evasive “blood moon” a dud moon. Stargaz...

Stargazers will have the opportunity to witness a complete lunar eclipse this weekend — weather permitting. The astronomical phenomenon occurs when the sun, moon and Earth align. Also known as a “blood moon”, this is the fourth and final eclipse in a...

An “unusually bright” heavenly object sighted in the western sky last week is likely to be the orange giant star Arcturus, according to local stargazer Patrick Paley. Callers to The Royal Gazette were probably observing the fourth brightest star in t...

Many locals are still mooning over a thwarted attempt to see a rare lunar event in Bermuda’s skies. In the wee hours of Tuesday morning there was a blood moon, the first in a series of four lunar eclipses that will happen between now and September 20...

There’s a comet barrelling toward our sun at breakneck speed. What happens when it gets there is anybody’s guess. Chances are good that it ends up being quite a show, though. Comet ISON is slowly warming as it hurls itself toward the centre of our so...

A solar eclipse yesterday inspired an unusual flight as a dozen “eclipse chasers” flew from the Island to catch a brief glimpse of the astrological event. While only a partial eclipse was visible from the Island at around 7am, Longtail Aviation flew ...

Bermuda residents will be able to view a partial solar eclipse this weekend. The total phase of the solar eclipse will not be visible, but residents can still observe the moon cover a significant portion of the sun, visible at 7am on Sunday.

If the sky is clear this evening, residents will be able to experience a penumbral lunar eclipse. The partial eclipse is due to begin at 6.51pm, with the maximum eclipse occurring at 8.50pm, and the event will come to an end at 10.50pm. At its height...

If you thought last night's full moon appeared larger than usual your mind wasn't playing tricks on you. The apparent increase in size was due to the moon's proximity to the earth, the Astronomical Society of Bermuda has explained. "The super moon wa...