Skills

A map showing the locations of the Apollo landing sites on the Moon.

How to see all 6 Apollo landing sites on the Moon

Installing the right lighting around your home and garden can make all the difference to your stargazing sessions. Credit: Source/Alamy Stock Photo

The best outdoor lighting to minimise light pollution

In April 2022 the Solar System's smallest planet Mercury reaches a favourable evening elongation, setting over two hours after the Sun.

Observing See Mercury return to the evening sky in April 2022

Get to a good, dark location away from light pollution and you will see so many more stars. Credit: Carlos Fernandez

How to stargaze in 10 easy steps

A view of the sky looking southeast around 05:15 UT on 27 March.

Observing guide See Venus, Mars, Saturn and the Moon this month

Eratosthenes crater Mainak Chakraborty, Baruipur, Kolkata, India, 4 October 2021 Equipment: ZWO ASI290MM camera, Explore Scientific 10-inch Truss Dobsonian

How to measure craters on the Moon

Isolating at home can be a challenge, but astronomy is one way of passing the time. Credit: mixetto / Getty Images

Astronomy in isolation Stargazing activities for those stuck at home

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How to observe and photograph the Moon’s terminator

A chart showing the path of Uranus in the night sky, February 2022

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

Eyepieces a beginner's guide

A guide to telescope eyepieces

The radiant is the point from which a meteor shower appears to originate, as seen from Earth. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Meteor showers How to observe and record shooting stars

Milky Way stack layers after

Astrophotography guides

Image processing How to stack layers of images of the Milky Way

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How to observe and photograph a crescent Venus

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 2022 See the first major meteor shower of the year

Photograph showing Venus as a thin crescent

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