Skills

How to see the planets in the night sky March 2021. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide How to see the planets throughout March 2021

Capture a motion composite astrophoto showing an object moving across the night sky. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

Create a composite astrophoto showing a night-sky object in motion

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

How to shoot a time-lapse video of the stars

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

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

Observing guide See asteroid 29 Amphitrite in the night sky

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

Can you spot Uranus near the Moon on 17 February 2021? Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide How to see the planets in the night sky, February 2021

BBC Sky at Night Magazine virtual lecture. How to use a telescope like a pro.

Webinar How to use a telescope like a pro

Asteroid 14 Irene in January 2021. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Asteroid 14 Irene: see the main-belt body at opposition

how to photograph the Moon. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

How to photograph the Moon

A Quadrantid meteor appears in the night sky along with the Milky Way and the Aurora over Banff National Park, Canada, 3 January 2009. Credit: Stocktrek Images / Getty Images

Quadrantids 2021 See the first major meteor shower of 2021

The Orion constellation. Credit: VW Pics / Getty Images'

Observing guide Best winter constellations

What to see in the night sky on 25 December. Credit: Allexxandar / Getty Images

Christmas Astronomy What's in the night sky on 25 December

How to see the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, 21 December 2020. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Great Conjunction See Jupiter and Saturn's planetary 'kiss', 21 December