Skills

A view of the Milky Way over Gran Sasso, Italy. The bright red 'star' on the left is Mars, while Saturn is at the middle of the image. The bright 'star' on the right is Jupiter. Credit: Dneutral Han / Getty Images

How to find the planets in the night sky

Creat a pinhole camera and track the path of the Sun across the sky

How to make a pinhole camera

Noctilucent clouds. Credit: Meindert van der Haven/istock/getty images

Noctilucent clouds What they are and how to see them

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How to safely observe the Sun

See if you can spot Comet C/2020 F8 Swan in the late spring night sky. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Comet C/2020 F8 Swan will be visible this month. Here’s how to see it.

How to polar align an equatorial mount safely using the Sun. Credit: Dave Eagle

How to safely polar align an equatorial mount using the Sun

A view of comet C/2017 T2 PanSTARRS on 21 March 21st 2013, Carinthia/Austria at AMOS Observatory. Credit: RenePi / Getty Images

How to see and photograph comet C/2017 T2 PanSTARRS

Venus appears near a crescent Moon. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide See Venus near a beautiful crescent Moon this weekend

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 that will minimise light pollution

How to remove chromatic aberration from your astrophotos. Credit: Paul Money

Astrophoto guides

Image processing How to get rid of unwanted colour fringes on stars

Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will appear close together in the early part of April. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide How to see the planets throughout April 2020

Venus and the Pleiades seen through cloud on 4 April 2012. Credit: Pete Lawrence

See Venus against the Pleiades star cluster, 1-6 April 2020

A view out of the window with the shadow-casting Venus symbol attached to the glass. Venus’s light had to pass through tree branches on the way. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Capture a shadow cast by the planet Venus

Sundogs. Credit: Science Photo Library

Daytime astronomy 6 phenomena to spot before nightfall

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