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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

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

Ursids 2020 See this year's Christmas meteor shower

The Geminids is one of the most prolific meteor showers of the year. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Geminids 2020 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

Arrange your lunar phase images side-by-side in day order to show the change in apparent diameter of the Moon. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

How to record changes in the Moon’s apparent size

Neptune is located in a triangle formed by Phi (ϕ) Aquarii, 96 Aquarii and HIP 115257

Observing guide How to see the planets, December 2020