At the end of October 2007, comet 17/P Holmes unexpectedly brightened by many magnitudes (equivalent to about a million times!). It became a naked-eye object and was spectacular through binoculars - let alone telescopes. Astronomy Centre members made observations of Holmes whenever the weather permitted. Various images were also captured and some of these are in the Photo Gallery.

There was a Total Lunar Eclipse on the evening of Saturday March 3rd 2007. The Observatory was open to the Public as usual, with expert advice on hand. Observations of the eclipse were made using several of our instruments, including binoculars and telescopes. There was also a live video feed of the event on site, with images and notes being distributed to Members via the Internet. Plenty of visitors came up to the Observatory and the skies stayed clear for this spectacular event.

From the Astronomy Centre Observatory, the occultation started at 02:36. Saturn disappeared for about seven minutes from here, and the whole thing was over by about 02:54. Other areas saw a grazing occultation or, from a narrow strip of the UK, a partial occultation.