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An inverted image of Mars through a 250mm telescope, shows the north polar hood (bottom). Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide See Mars at its best throughout December

NGC 3132, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope and processed by Warren Keller.

Astrophotography guides

How to produce your own space images using James Webb Space Telescope data

The Leonid meteor shower as seen from Lampang Thailand. Credit: NirutiStock / Getty Images

Leonids 2022 How to see this year's meteor shower

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

Observing guide 12 Christmas astronomy targets

Leave your telescope and binoculars at home. Meteor showers are best spotted with the naked eye. Credit: Isa Terli/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Ursids 2022 See this year's Christmas meteor shower

How to create a 24 hour star trails image

Astrophotography guides

How to create a 24-hour star trails image

The Pleiades Callum Wingrove, Stanmore, London, 2 and 3 November 2021 Equipment: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro camera, SharpStar 94EDPH triplet apo refractor, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro mount

You’ve seen the Pleiades, but can you pick out bright star Electra?

A Uranian Family by Harvey Scoot, Braintree, UK. Equipment: C14 Edge HD, ZWO120MMS with 610nm longpass filter.

Uranus See the ice giant at opposition this month

Jupiter moons double shadow transit

Observing guide See Jupiter's moons transit the gas giant

how to photograph a lunar eclipse

Astrophotography guides

How to photograph a lunar eclipse and capture that rusty red Moon

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

Observing guide See Mars as it approaches opposition

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

An Orionid meteor appears over Nantucket, US. Credit: J. Greg Hinson, MD, www.ackdoc.com / Getty Images

Orionids 2022 How to see this year's meteor shower

woman observing night sky through telescope

Observing guide See Neptune in the night sky throughout October

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14 things new stargazers should know