Skills

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

Mercury and Venus appear close from 24-26 May. They’re just over a degree apart on 25 May. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing How to see the planets in April

Astrophotography a beginner's guide. Credit: Bento Fotography / Getty Images

Astrophotography

Astrophotography A beginner's guide

An image of the Andromeda Galaxy by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer.

How to see the Andromeda Galaxy

The Plough / Ursa Major. Credit: Christophe Lehenaff / Getty Images

Astrophotography guides

Astrophotography guide How to photograph a constellation

How to photograph the planets. Credit: JULIAN74 / Getty Images / iStock

Astrophotography guides

Astrophotography guide How to photograph the planets

How to create a synthetic green channel. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

Image processing How to create a synthetic green channel

The night sky over Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. Credit: Nigel Killeen / Getty Images

Astrophotography

Astrophotography guide How to photograph the stars

Waning Crescent Moon by Fernando Oliveira De Menezes, New York. Equipment: Esprit 150 ED, Zwo asi 1600mm cooled

Observing guide How to observe the Moon

The Northern Lights seen over the village of Verkhnetulomsky in Russia. Photo by Lev Fedoseyev\TASS via Getty Images

Aurora: the science of the Northern Lights, and how to see them

5 star clusters to see with the naked eye. Credit: Bryce Crage / Getty Images

Observing guide 5 star clusters to see with the naked eye

Steve Brown's image 'Stunning Sirius' showing the different colours of the star as it twinkles through our atmosphere. Credit: Steve Brown

Astrophotography guides

Astrophotography guide Capture the changing colours of a twinkling star