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A full Moon that looks blue. Credit: PhotoAlto/Frederic Cirou/GettyImages

Astronomy explained What's a blue Moon?

The Milky Way and an Eta Aquariid meteor, Park City, Utah, USA. Credit: Nam Do / 500px / Getty Images

Eta Aquariids 2021 How to see this year's meteor shower

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Star Diary Podcast What's in the night sky, May 2021

Mercury and Venus will be good planetary targets to observe during May 2021. Credit: Pete Lawrence. during May

Observing guide How to see the planets, May 2021

ISS over Durdle Door Kris Walsh, Dorset, 5 May 2019. Equipment: Sony A7 III DSLR camera, Samyang 14mm f2.8 lens, Manfrotto Elements Travel Tripod.

Stargazing on the coast: a guide to astronomy by the sea

Observe Io eclipsing Europa and Ganymede eclipsing Io during Jupiter's equinox. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Jupiter’s equinox and mutual events of its major moons

How to use a DSLR camera. Credit: Gajus / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Astrophotography

Astrophotography guide How to use a DSLR camera

Lyrid meteor seen above Schermbeck, Germany. Credit: Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images

Lyrids 2021 How to see this year's meteor shower

How do astronomers name stars and catalogue the night sky? Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA

How do astronomers name stars?

View a double transit of Jupiter with moons Io and Europa on 24 October. Credit: Pete Lawrence.

See Jupiter’s moons cast their shadow on the gas giant

Milky Way. Credit: iStock

Astronomy in Australia: best targets in the night sky Down Under

Stargazing under the southern hemisphere sky. Where to go, and what you can see. Image Credit: ESA & A. Fujii

Southern hemisphere sky: an astronomy guide

The best places to stargaze in England. Credit: Alexander W Helin / Getty ImagesStar trails behind a single hawthorn tree in Yorkshire Dales national park.

Best places to stargaze in England

Space and astronomy science projects for kids. Credit: Ian Nolan / Getty Images

Science projects for kids: space and astronomy

Star Diary astronomy podcast. Find out what's in the night sky, March 2021

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Star Diary Podcast What's in the night sky, April 2021