If you've ever gazed up at the sky on a clear moonless night and managed to spot several big dippers and a couple of north stars than the stargazing seminar at the Wroughton Science Museum, in Swindon, just could be for you. On Monday June 6th Dr John Griffiths, lecturer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, will be on hand to give a guided tour of Wiltshire's night sky. The 'Night Skies' evening lecture is a low-key guided tour of the heavens which promises not only to de-mystify the stars but to explain what can be seen in Wiltshire’s skies throughout June and July.
 | | Dr Griffiths courtesy of Mike Dryland |
And you don't need a great big telescope to experience the night sky’s natural wonders. According to Dr. Griffiths a pair of binoculars can do the trick: "There is a lot you can do even with the naked eye or binoculars, especially if you have a stand to keep them still. "Astronomy is not just for the specialists – what most people need is a little bit of guidance so that they know where to look." With advice on where to look, what to look for and the best equipment to look through you'll soon be enjoying some of the most famous and spectacular astronomical highlights of June and July. Features such as the Milky Way, the Rings of Saturn, the Moons of Jupiter, the Conjunction of Saturn, Venus and Mercury and even the Andromeda galaxy, which at 2.4 million light years away is the furthest thing any human can see with the naked eye. And if you've ever wanted to snap deep space there'll even be a demonstration of how to take stunning photographs of the planets, using a simple camera and telescope. With a range of highly sophisticated astronomical equipment on display, as well, you could be a cosmonut before you know it… The Night Skies – Evening Lecture, at the Science Museum Wroughton, is FREE. The event kicks-off at 7.00 PM, on Monday June 6th, and finishes at 9.00 PM. | 
