Stuart Atkinson

Astronomy writer

Stuart Atkinson is a lifelong amateur astronomer and an author of popular astronomy books.

Recent articles by Stuart Atkinson

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) captured from Deir el Qamar Lebanon, overseeing Majdel El Meouch top, during nautical twilight, 5 July 2020. Taken by Maroun Habib. Equipment: Canon EOS 6D DSLR camera, TMB92SS telescope. Credit: Maroun Habib.

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) could become bright in 2024

Dominic Reardon captured this image of Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF on 25/26 January 2023 from Arnside, Cumbria, UK. Equipment: Nikon D500 camera, Sigma 150-500 f/5-6.3 lens, iOptron Skyguider Pro & William Optics base.

Farewell Comet E3 ZTF, and thanks for the memories

Astrophotography with a DSLR camera. Credit: Arctic-Images / Getty Images

Astrophotography

How to do astrophotography with a DSLR camera

Dominic Reardon captured this image of Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF on 25/26 January 2023 from Arnside, Cumbria, UK. Equipment: Nikon D500 camera, Sigma 150-500 f/5-6.3 lens, iOptron Skyguider Pro & William Optics base.

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) Observe the comet throughout January 2023

A Christmas Day get-together as the Moon, Mercury and Venus mingle on 25 December 2022. View at 16:45 UT. Credit: Pete Lawrence

See the crescent Moon with Mercury and Venus this Christmas Day

What to see in the night sky on 25 December. Credit: Allexxandar / Getty Images

Christmas Astronomy What's in the night sky on 25 December

The Moon above a snowy forest night-time scene

25 astronomy sights to see in the run-up to Christmas

Félicette, the first cat in space, is strapped into a launch seat to be loaded into the Veronique rocket. Credit: ina.fr/youtube.com

The story of Félicette, the first cat in space

Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will all be visible with the naked eye in the night sky throughout September 2022. Credit: ARUIZHU/istock/getty images

Observing guide See a parade of planets in the night sky throughout September

Noctilucent clouds captured by Stuart Atkinson, Kendal, Cumbria, late June 2022

Noctilucent Clouds 2022: the season so far

Dr. Gerald Wasserburg with a sample of the Pueblito de Allende. Scientists found He found evidence of matter that predates the Solar System. Photo by Jonathan Blair/Corbis via Getty Images

5 of history’s most famous meteorites

Noctilucent clouds. Credit: Meindert van der Haven/istock/getty images

Noctilucent clouds What they are and how to see them

AR2565 / AR2567 by Ewan Hobbs, Hastings, UK. Equipment: AZEQ6GT Mount,152mm TecnoSky Refractor, 135mm Baader D-ERF,Daystar Quark Chromosphere & Point Grey IMX174 camera.

How to see sunspots on the surface of the Sun

Our view of the Sombereo Galaxy (M104) is almost completely edge on. Credit: NASA/ESA

Galaxy Season 19 galaxies to observe during spring

NASA’s Space Launch System with the Orion spacecraft atop, at Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, in the early hours of 18 March 2022. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

NASA rolls out Artemis Space Launch System at Kennedy Space Center