Skills

Moon, Venus, Jupiter & Mars Conjunction 10 Oct 2015 by Peter Louer, Tenerife. Equipment: Canon 700D, Samyang 10mm Lens

See Venus in the morning sky this month

Noctilucent clouds. Credit: Meindert van der Haven/istock/getty images

Noctilucent clouds What they are and how to see them

How to detect an exoplanet

How to detect exoplanets from your back garden

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

Observing guide Upcoming conjunctions and how to see them

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

How to see sunspots on the surface of the Sun

How to see the planets June 2022

Observing guide See the planets in the night sky, June 2022

Albedo features on Mars. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Get ready for Mars at opposition in December 2022

Make the most of Mars at opposition in 2020. Find out how to see Mars tonight. Credit:Pete Lawrence

Observing guide How to see Mars in the night sky

How to navigate the sky using the celestial sphere. Credit: mikroman6 / Getty Images

How to navigate the night sky like an astronomer

how to sketch astronomical deep sky object

How to sketch an astronomical deep-sky object

How-to-use-planisphere HEADER

How to use a planisphere

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

Eta Aquariids 2022 See this year's meteor shower

Lunar Eclipse (10/12/2011) by Tim Jukes, Tsukuba, Japan.

Astrophotography guides

How to create a video animation of a lunar eclipse

The bowl of virgo asterism

How to see the Bowl of Virgo asterism

april 2022 planetary parade

See a beautiful planetary parade in the sky throughout May 2022