Manx Sky at Night

by Manx Radio

Howard Parkin joins Judith Ley to discuss the different and exciting sights that can be seen in the dark skies over the Isle of Man at night.

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That solar eclipse, September's darkening skies, and big news from space - Howard Parkin is here again!

Astronomer Howard Parkin is in the studio again with the August edition of the Manx Sky at Night - recalling last month's solar eclipse, and describin...

•Sep 6, 2026

More stargazing with Astronomer Howard Parkin, including how to safely watch the August solar eclipse

Astronomer Howard Parkin explains what we can expect to see in the August dark skies over the Isle of Man, and comments on a couple of top stories fro...

•Jul 27, 2026

More stargazing and space news from Astronomer Howard Parkin MBE

Local Astronomer Howard Parkin explains what we should look out for in our Manx skies during the weeks of July, and shares some of the many stories ab...

•Jul 3, 2026

Stargazing and space watching with resident Astronomer, Howard Parkin

Howard Parkin tells us what we might see - weather permitting - in the Manx skies during May, and chats about some of the latest projects in the ever-...

•May 31, 2026

Astronomer Howard Parkin gets an email from space - something a little different on this month's show!

Astronomer Howard Parkin explains all we can see - weather permitting - in the dark skies over our Island during the month of May - and in this month'...

•Apr 28, 2026

Anticipating Artemis 2 - and which stars will shine in our April Manx skies ? Howard Parkin knows!

More stargazing and space watching in the company of the Isle of Man's resident astronomer, Howard Parkin

•Mar 30, 2026