Stars
Pictures of stars, including starscapes, star trails, bright stars in the sky, photos of constellations and images of the starry band of the Millky Way stretching across the night sky.
Observing guide | Globular clusters
Globular clusters are some of the most beautiful objects to observe through a telescope. Discover the science of globulars and the best to see in the night sky.
Gallery | Hercules Globular Cluster
M13, the Hercules Globular Cluster, is perhaps the most famous of all globulars.
Gallery | Omega Centauri globular cluster
Facts about the Omega Centauri globular cluster, one of the oldest objects in the Universe.
Masterclass: The planets in their prime
Join our Masterclass with Pete Lawrence, expert astro imager and presenter on BBC Four’s The Sky at Night at 7pm on 25 April 2024.
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Gallery | Cassiopeia
A guide to the constellation Cassiopeia, and how to see some of its best stars.
What's new?
What do stars look like up close?
What does a star really look like, and how do astronomers know?
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What was the Christmas Star of Bethlehem?
What was the star of Bethlehem? Did it really exist? And could there be an astronomical explanation for the story of the star that guided the Magi?
Astronomers have captured the first ever close-up image of a star beyond our Galaxy
One of the sky's brightest stars has no visible planets around it. Its surrounding disk is "ridiculously smooth."
Star clusters
Facts and images about the gravitationally-bound collections of stars known as star clusters, including globular clusters and open clusters.
Gallery | The Pleiades
A guide to M45, also known as the Pleiades, and images of the famous open star cluster.
Gallery | Open star clusters
A guide to open star clusters and images captured by astrophotographers.
Gallery | Messier 35 and NGC 2158
A guide to M35 and NGC 2158, two open star clusters that are much further away from each other than they might appear.