Skills

How to navigate the sky using the celestial sphere. Credit: mikroman6 / Getty Images

How to navigate the night sky like an astronomer

how to sketch astronomical deep sky object

How to sketch an astronomical deep-sky object

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How to use a planisphere

The Milky Way and an Eta Aquariid meteor, Park City, Utah, USA. Credit: Nam Do / 500px / Getty Images

Eta Aquariids 2022 See this year's meteor shower

Lunar Eclipse (10/12/2011) by Tim Jukes, Tsukuba, Japan.

Astrophotography guides

How to create a video animation of a lunar eclipse

The bowl of virgo asterism

How to see the Bowl of Virgo asterism

april 2022 planetary parade

See a beautiful planetary parade in the sky throughout May 2022

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