Look to the Sky: solar eclipse and darkening night skies

Skywatchers can expect a total eclipse of the Sun on August 21, visible as partial from Orkney. Also, there will be a dearth of bright planets in the night sky.

This month’s columns from Rousay astronomer John Vetterlein is in included in this week’s edition of the Orcadian, and is available here.

Please note, that in the newspaper edition, the column headed ‘Mercury’, should read “Mercury will not be observable in August.”