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Best UK cities for stargazing. Credit: MarcelC / Getty Images

Best UK cities for stargazing revealed in new study

Best twitter accounts for space and astronomy fans. Credit: happyphoton / Getty Images

Best Twitter accounts for space and astronomy fans

Mars appears next to the Pleiades, 30 March 2019. Photo by: Alan Dyer/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Observing guide See Mars pass the Pleiades star cluster

How to create a time lapse video. Credit: Steve Brown

How to shoot a time-lapse video of the stars

A star trail image captured by Chap Him Wong that won the 'People and Space' category in the 2015 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Credit: Chap Him Wong

How to Photograph star trails

6 open clusters to spot in auriga constellation

Deep-sky tour 6 open clusters to spot in Auriga, the Charioteer

With four other Plough stars, Merak is a member of the Ursa Major Moving Group, as shown by the blue arrows. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide Spot star Merak at the bottom of the Plough

Best telescope mounts

Best telescope mounts

Celestron Omni XLT AZ 102 Refractor/basic mount

Best beginners' telescopes

Jupiter and Venus on 11 February 2021, minutes prior to sunrise. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide See a Venus and Jupiter conjunction this month

BBC Sky at Night Magazine Star Diary podcast.

Star Diary Podcast

Star Diary Podcast What's in the night sky: February 2021

29 Amphitrite reaches opposition on 22 February 2021. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide See asteroid 29 Amphitrite in the night sky

How to make your own red light torch. Credit: Mark Parrish

DIY Astronomy How to make a red light torch

The Blinking Planetary Nebula can be used to test your averted vision. In this Hubble image, the nebula resembles a human eye. Image Credit: Hubble Space Telescope / NASA

Averted vision: how to get a better view of night-sky objects

How to photograph the lunar occultation of Venus. Credit: Pete Lawrence

What is an occultation in astronomy?