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    Kieron Vernon, Coventry, UK, 11 July 2020. Equipment: Sony a7III camera, Sigma 24-70mm lens, ISO 800, 20x6”.
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    Observing guide What comets and asteroids are in the sky tonight?

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    Astronomy DIY

    Build this ‘artificial star’ to test the quality of any telescope or lens

    Mars passing across the Beehive Cluster in October 2011, imaged through a f/3.3 reflector. Credit: Pete Lawrence
    Astrophotography guides

    See and photograph Mars meeting the Beehive star cluster

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    Chart showing the location of star Diadem.
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    Can you spot star Diadem, a trinket in a queen’s hair?

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    Advice

    Focal length explained

    Installing the right lighting around your home and garden can make all the difference to your stargazing sessions. Credit: Source/Alamy Stock Photo
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    Best outdoor lighting to minimise light pollution

    Ribblehead Viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales. Credit: Andy Ward
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    Stargazing at Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors Dark Sky Reserves

    Illustration showing the lunar occultation of Jupiter on 17 May 2023. Credit: Pete Lawrence
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    Jupiter occultation See the gas giant disappear behind the Moon this week

    Lunar occultation Jupiter 17 May 2023
    Astrophotography guides

    How to photograph (and see) this week’s lunar occultation of Jupiter

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    Bring out beauty and detail in your images of edge-on galaxies

    The 8 November 2022 lunar eclipse captured by Anupam Naskar from Kolkata, India. Equipment: Nikon D 7500 camera, Sigma 150-500 mm lens. 6 frames taken in shutter speed 1/50 to 1/125 sec & f 6.3 with ISO 160 to 1250
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    How to see the 28 October partial lunar eclipse

    An annular solar eclipse captured from Lubbock, Texas in 2012. Credit: Willoughby Owen / Getty Images
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    Eclipses 2023 This year's solar and lunar eclipses

    Phases of Venus by Pete Lawrence
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    Observe Venus’s phases as the planet approaches 50% illumination

    M35. Credit: Manfred Wasshuber.
    Astronomy news

    See Venus next to beautiful star cluster M35 this week

    Artist’s impression of the red supergiant star Antares. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser
    Skills

    4 of the biggest stars in the Universe and how to see them for yourself

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