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Venus, Jupiter, Orion and The Pleiades in twilight by Jarrod Bennett, Saint Gregoire, Provence, France. Equipment: Canon 450D.

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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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Women observing a solar eclipse safely with eclipse glasses. Credit: Leo Patrizi / Getty

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Sky-Watcher Evostar 72ED DS-Pro refractor telescope

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AR2565 / AR2567 by Ewan Hobbs, Hastings, UK. Equipment: AZEQ6GT Mount,152mm TecnoSky Refractor, 135mm Baader D-ERF,Daystar Quark Chromosphere & Point Grey IMX174 camera.

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A conjunction of the moon with Venus and Jupiter, Chanthaburi, Chanthabur, Thailand, 28 November 2019. Credit: Chakarin Wattanamongkol / Getty Images

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Orion constellation over a dark forest at night. Credit: Yuga Kurita / Getty Images

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Binoculars are a great way for newcomers to get into astronomy. Credit: lucentius / Getty Images

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