Jamie Carter

Science writer

Jamie Carter is a travel and astronomy writer and author of A Stargazing Program for Beginners: A Pocket Field Guide

Recent articles by Jamie Carter

There are many smartphone astronomy apps available to help you navigate the night sky, including many that are free.

14 of the best astronomy and stargazing apps for smartphones

An annular solar eclipse captured from Lubbock, Texas in 2012. Credit: Willoughby Owen / Getty Images

Eclipses 2021 This year's solar and lunar eclipses

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Unistellar eVscope eQuinox telescope review.

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Gallery Star trails and how to shoot them

The APPG for Dark Skies is seeking to protect the UK's view of the night sky by legislating in Parliament. Photo by Steve Christo/Corbis via Getty Images

Light pollution law: understanding the APPG for Dark Skies

The Dunhuang Star Chart. Credit: British Library

Astronomy History A guide to China's astronomy

Stargazing under the southern hemisphere sky. Where to go, and what you can see. Image Credit: ESA & A. Fujii

Southern hemisphere sky: an astronomy guide

The best places to stargaze in England. Credit: Alexander W Helin / Getty ImagesStar trails behind a single hawthorn tree in Yorkshire Dales national park.

Best places to stargaze in England

Astrophotography a beginner's guide. Credit: Bento Fotography / Getty Images

Astrophotography

Astrophotography A beginner's guide

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

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13 things new stargazers should know

Star trails over Sad Hill, Contreras, Spain, 25 July 2020. Photo by Samuel de Roman / Getty Images

6 of the best places to stargaze in Spain

An annular solar eclipse, 15 January 2010 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. Photo by Visual China Group via Getty Images.

Ring of fire annular solar eclipse, 21 June 2020: all you need to know

Photographer takes pictures of blowing snow on a sunny, windy day at Union Glacier.

Observing guide How to see the polar solar eclipse of 4 December 2021