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Scotsman
4 days ago
- Scotsman
How to see the 'stunning' Sturgeon Moon as it rises over UK this weekend
This full moon signals that it's time to start saying goodbye to summer 🌕 Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... August's full moon is sometimes called the 'sturgeon moon' It's the last full moon of the summer - and it's set to appear this weekend Stargazers across much of the country should be in luck, with very little cloud cover forecast Grab your telescopes and picnic blankets; a bright, stunning full moon is expected to be visible over much of the UK this weekend. Any keen moongazers, or really anyone who has looked up at the sky over the last few nights, will have noticed that the moon is nearly full – and getting fuller by the day. The so-called sturgeon full moon will grace the skies in its full glory this weekend, and the weather is looking good for anyone eager to take a peek. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad But why is it called a sturgeon moon, and where and when will you actually be able to see it? Here's what you need to know: What is a sturgeon moon – and why is it called that? Each month usually has its own full moon, and the 'sturgeon moon' is the nickname given to August's one. Many of these full moon names date back to traditional names used in Native American timekeeping, according to with European settlers later creating some of their own. A sturgeon super moon sets in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2023 | (Photo : PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) It is typically the last full moon of the summer months, and this weekend's one will be the last of summer 2025. Sturgeons are a family of fish found across the northern hemisphere. Late summer was the time they were most plentiful in the Great Lakes of North America, BBC Sky at Night says, hence the name. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad When will I be able to see it? The full sturgeon moon will be visible on both Saturday night (August 9). It then start waning from Sunday – although it should still look very large. The exact time of moonrise will vary slightly depending on where in the UK you live. But the MoonPhases UK website estimates that it will start rising at 7.57pm in London, with eastern parts of the country usually the first to see it. Best places in the UK to spot it Theoretically, you should be able to see the sturgeon moon anywhere that the sky is clear. But some parts of the country are better known for their dark, clear skies than others – with less light pollution making it easier to observe some of the moon's finer details. Some of the areas of England with the lowest light pollution, according to a 2016 Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) study, include Northumberland and Herefordshire. Some of the 'brightest' areas, on the other hand, include London, South and West Yorkshire, Berkshire, and Cheshire. In Scotland, the Dumfries & Galloway area is especially well known for its dark and unpolluted views of the stars, while Northern Ireland as a whole boasts some of the UK's clearest night skies overall, its tourism board says. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Cloud cover can obviously also get in the way, obscuring any view of the moon at all. According to Met Office forecasts, most of the country is expected to be reasonably clear and sunny throughout Saturday, with very little cloud cover going into the evening. Scotland is the only real exception, with a few spotty rain showers expected.
BBC News
01-08-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Councils will work together to decide on Devon solar farm
Two council planning committees will work together to decide on an application for what is believed to be the largest ever solar farm application in northern District Council and North Devon Council will join forces as the application straddles the two districts. A planning application has been submitted but not yet validated and so is not currently in the public would have all nine of its planning committee members on the case and there would be nine of the 12 members of North Devon's, including a chairperson, who could make a casting was considered the best way forward given that 60% of the application site is in north Devon and 40% in Torridge. Councillor David Brenton expressed concern that this system could result in Torridge's vote being "suppressed" but councillor Bob Hicks said he didn't see any issues, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) reported."As the alternating chairman of the joint planning policy committee working directly with North Devon, we get on extremely well," he Chris Leather said: "It makes sense as we are all singing from the same local plan anyway."He said he believed this to be largest solar farm application the two areas had ever 2023, the CPRE produced a map to show that nine of the largest solar farms, more than 100 acres, in Devon were in the local authority areas of Torridge, North Devon, Mid Devon and East Devon.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
'Environment fears taken seriously'
Environmental concerns over London Luton Airport's approved expansion plans are being taken "very seriously", the airport's boss has said. On Thursday, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the plans that would see a new terminal, new taxiways and an increase in annual passengers up to 32 million by 2043. However, environmental campaigners said "70,000 more aircraft a year" was the "last thing" the environment needed. Alberto Martin, chief executive of the airport, said the plans had a "legally binding framework" that put limits on noise and carbon emissions. "Already we do have the highest proportion of any airport in Europe of the most modern aircraft," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "We're talking about the quietest aircraft up there in the skies, the most fuel efficient... sustainability remains at the centre of these plans and they come with the most far reaching and robust environmental commitments of any UK airport. "It comes with a very innovative scheme. It's called Green Control Growth, and it's actually a legally binding framework with limits... on noise, limits on carbon emissions, limits on air quality and surface access. "Those limits will need to be met in order for the airport to be allowed to grow." But countryside charity CPRE said the expansion made "a mockery" of the government's "commitment to reaching net zero by 2030". Local campaign group LADACAN said the "increasing cost of damage caused by climate change" outweighed any benefits. Mr Martin said the airport worked closely with the airlines to ensure they used the most modern and efficient aircraft. "It's important to know that aviation is twice as efficient as it was 30 years ago and technology continues evolving," he added. "Believe me when I tell you we are extremely conscious of those impacts." The plans were approved by the government despite the Planning Inspectorate recommending they be rejected over the environmental concerns. After the approval, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: "This decision will help us deliver growth as part of our plan for change." Luton was the UK's fifth busiest airport last year, with 16.9 million people travelling on 132,000 flights. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Luton airport expansion approved by government Jet2 opens new base and starts flights from Luton Airport expansion decision delayed for third time Plea to pause expansion plans for Luton Airport London Luton Airport Luton Rising CPRE LADACAN
BBC News
04-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Luton Airport boss says environment fears 'being taken seriously'
Environmental concerns over London Luton Airport's approved expansion plans are being taken "very seriously", the airport's boss has Thursday, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the plans that would see a new terminal, new taxiways and an increase in annual passengers up to 32 million by environmental campaigners said "70,000 more aircraft a year" was the "last thing" the environment Martin, chief executive of the airport, said the plans had a "legally binding framework" that put limits on noise and carbon emissions. "Already we do have the highest proportion of any airport in Europe of the most modern aircraft," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme."We're talking about the quietest aircraft up there in the skies, the most fuel efficient... sustainability remains at the centre of these plans and they come with the most far reaching and robust environmental commitments of any UK airport."It comes with a very innovative scheme. It's called Green Control Growth, and it's actually a legally binding framework with limits... on noise, limits on carbon emissions, limits on air quality and surface access."Those limits will need to be met in order for the airport to be allowed to grow." But countryside charity CPRE said the expansion made "a mockery" of the government's "commitment to reaching net zero by 2030".Local campaign group LADACAN said the "increasing cost of damage caused by climate change" outweighed any Martin said the airport worked closely with the airlines to ensure they used the most modern and efficient aircraft."It's important to know that aviation is twice as efficient as it was 30 years ago and technology continues evolving," he added."Believe me when I tell you we are extremely conscious of those impacts." The plans were approved by the government despite the Planning Inspectorate recommending they be rejected over the environmental the approval, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: "This decision will help us deliver growth as part of our plan for change."Luton was the UK's fifth busiest airport last year, with 16.9 million people travelling on 132,000 flights. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
13-03-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Solar farm proposal for Selby green belt land rejected
Plans to erect a solar farm which would have covered an area equivalent to 80 football pitches on green belt land have been rejected by local 49.95MW scheme, proposed for an 156-acre (63-hectare) site at Hillam, near Selby, was recommended for approval by planning officers at North Yorkshire solar farm would have provided enough green energy to supply 17,000 homes and displace 107,500 tonnes of CO2 a year, according to the councillors voted to reject the plans due to the loss of "good quality" arable land and the fact the scheme fell within green belt. Setting out their reasons for refusing the plans, councillor Angus Thompson said: "Whilst I fully accept that climate change is a special circumstance, this is good quality agricultural land."I can assure you I'm a retired farmer - I know all about sheep, I know all about arable land - and grade two is good quality arable land and it's in a green belt." Councillor John McCartney said several other solar farms had already been approved for the Selby district, and further appropriation of land to generate solar power was "unacceptable". "The accumulation should say we shouldn't put any more in the Selby district," he stated."I get the point about the grid connections, but there's got to be fairness as well - and just raping the entire south Selby by putting solar panels on it is unacceptable."The meeting heard an application for a solar farm near Malton had recently been given the go-ahead by the secretary of state, after initially being refused by the council, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Councillors were warned that while the council would stand by the decision to refuse the application, the decision could still be overturned on residents, community leaders and the CPRE, formerly the Campaign for the Protection of England, had all objected to the proposal, with CPRE North and East Yorkshire claiming the development, on Austfield Lane, would not conform to local or national planning to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
