Comet Panstarrs is still visible in the north west after sunset, heading up towards the ‘W’ of Cassiopeia. It's well past its best now, and you'll need binoculars to see it by now. Hopefully Comet ISON will be spectacular in December - cross your fingers!
Meawhile, the International Space Station (ISS) has returned to the evening sky again. Look for a bright star rising in the west at the following times in the evening: today (Thursday, April 11): 8.55pm and 10.30pm; tomorrow (Friday): 9.41pm and 11.20pm; Saturday, April 13: 9.51pm and 10.27pm; Sunday 14th: 21.38pm and 23.15pm; Monday, 15th: 22.25pm.
If that ‘star’ drifts slowly eastwards, without blinking or flashing, that's it. Don't mistake Jupiter, high and bright in the south after dark, for the ISS - that doesn't move as you look at it.
Stuart Atkinson Eddington Astronomical Society of Kendal
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