Pete Lawrence

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Venus travels through Taurus this month and is close to the Hyades, Aldebaran and the Moon. Star positions correct for 03:00 BST (02:00 UT) mid-month, from the centre of the UK. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide See Venus in the Hyades star cluster this month

A view of Jupiter and its moons Io and Europa, captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft. Can you spot its fainter moons? Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Roman Tkachenko

Observing guide See Jupiter's moons this month

Saturn and Jupiter appear close together in the sky, and they are joined by a full Moon on 5 July 2020. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide How to see the planets in the night sky, July 2020

Venus in the Pleiades

Astrophotography

Photographing the ring of Venus

Are you a solar observing expert? Follow our advanced guide and contribute to citizen science. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Solar citizen science: advanced observing and imaging of the Sun

How to see and photograph the lunar occultation of Venus. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Lunar occultation of Venus, 19 June: how to see and photograph it

The path of 7 Iris as it passes through Sagittarius. Credit: Pete Lawrence

See asteroid 7 Iris in Sagittarius this month

Mars will appear closest to Neptune on 13 June in the morning sky. Credit: Pete Lawrence

See Mars and Neptune together in the early morning sky

How to safely photograph the Sun. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophoto guides

How to safely photograph the Sun

Jupiter and Saturn will be worth keeping an eye out for in June 2020. Position of stars relative to horizon is correct for 04:00 BST on 1 June, 03:00BST on 15 June and 02:00 BST on 30 June. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide See the planets in the night sky this month

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.

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 is set to disappear from the evening sky towards the end of the month. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Venus Why the planet is soon to disappear from the evening sky

Follow the course of brilliant Venus over the month of May, as it evolves from being visible in the evening for 1.5 hours to just 30 minutes. Credit: Pete Lawrence

How to see the planets in the night sky throughout May 2020

A Lyrid meteor and the Milky Way, Anza-Borrego Desert, California. Credit: Kevin Key / Slworking / Getty

Lyrids 2020 How to see this year's meteor shower