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An image showing Jupiter with its moon Callisto passing in front as a black dot

Observing guide See Jupiter's moons transit the gas giant

A photograph of crescent Venus

Observing guide How to see the planets in the night sky: November 2021

Home Planetariums

Buyer's guide Star projectors and home planetariums

An annular solar eclipse captured from Lubbock, Texas in 2012. Credit: Willoughby Owen / Getty Images

Eclipses 2021 This year's solar and lunar eclipses

Star trails over a tree

Astrophotography

Astrophotography Masterclass Learn how to image the night sky with a DSLR

How to use a histogram

Astrophotography guides

How to use a histogram in photography

Make a telescope mount counterbalance system

DIY Astronomy Make a counterbalance system

An illustration showing two people observing through a telescope with fireworks bursting in the night sky

Bonfire Night Take our stargazing tour this 5th of November

Make planetarium projector

DIY Astronomy Make a planetarium projector

Which camera is best for astrophotography? Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Astrophotography Cameras 2022: which are the best?

Celestron Upclose G2 10x50 binoculars. Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Binoculars for astronomy

Buyer's guide Best budget binoculars

Astronomer with a telescope watching at the stars and Moon with blurred city lights in the background.

How to stargaze from a city

An image of the Sun that looks strikingly like a Halloween jack o lantern. This image was captured by NASA's SDO probe. Credit: NASA/SDO

Halloween Astronomy How to plan a spooky stargazing session

Man looking at the stars with telescope beside him. Credit: iStock

How to choose your first telescope

An artist's impression showing the black hole Cygnus X-1 in its binary system. Credit: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss

How to locate black hole Cygnus X-1