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    Recent articles by Pete Lawrence

    Keep an eye on the location of Mars throughout December 2019. The stars (above) are shown relative to the horizon at 06:30 UT on 31 December. Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine
    Skills

    Observing guide: the best planets to see in December 2019

    The Geminids is one of the most prolific meteor showers of the year. Credit: Pete Lawrence
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    How to see the Geminid meteor shower 2019

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    An image of Venus captured by the Venus Express spacecraft.
    Skills

    Observing guide | The best planets to see in November 2019

    A sunset captured by Pete Lawrence. Credit: Pete Lawrence
    Astrophoto guides

    How to capture beautiful photographs of sunsets

    Friends stargazing. Credit: EvgeniyShkolenko / Getty
    Skills

    Observing guide | How to see the planets in 2020

    A focal length of 1,000mm (or above) is needed to define Mercury against the Sun’s disc. Credit: Pete Lawrence
    Astrophoto guides

    How to photograph the transit of Mercury

    Find out which planets are best to see in the night sky, October 2019. Credit: Pete Lawrence.
    Skills

    Observing guide | The best planets to see in October 2019

    A conjunction of Jupiter and the Moon. Credit: Pete Lawrence
    Skills

    Observing guide | See conjunctions of the Moon and Jupiter, Saturn, Venus in October 2019

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    View a double transit of Jupiter with moons Io and Europa on 24 October. Credit: Pete Lawrence.
    Skills

    See Jupiter’s moons cast their shadow on the gas giant

    Hadley Rille, as imaged by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credit: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University
    Skills

    Observing guide | Explore the hidden valleys of the Moon

    The smartphone you carry every day can be used to capture a range of night-sky objects. Credit: iStock
    Astrophoto guides

    Smartphone astrophotography | Use your phone to capture the night sky

    A comparison of the size of the UK and Ireland with the surface of the Moon. Credit: Pete Lawrence
    Science

    How do the Moon’s features compare with Earth?

    Shadows are key to lunar study; as they move, grow and fade, new aspects of familiar surface features come to the fore. Credit: Pete Lawrence
    Astrophoto guides

    Imaging for science | How to photograph the Moon

    As it moves away from the Sun’s glare, Venus will eventually be seen against darker skies in coming weeks. Credit: Pete Lawrence
    Skills

    Observing guide | How to see Venus throughout September 2019

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