Science

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Ezzy’s US Eclipse: hitting the road

BBC Sky at Night Magazine contributor and solar astronomy expert Mark Townley finds time for a spot of solar observing, Solarsphere 2017. Image Credit: Helen Mason OBE

Review: Solarsphere 2017

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Tales from the Eyepiece: Strangers in the Night

Image credit: Ansiaume (1729—1786) - Stoyan R. et al. Atlas of the Messier Objects: Highlights of the Deep Sky. — Cambridge: Cambridge Univercity Press, 2008. — P. 15.

Who was Charles Messier?

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Asteroid Day: Detecting Disaster

Scintillating Sirius © Steve Brown

Astrophotography

Astronomy Photographer of the Year: 2017 shortlist revealed

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The battle for the radio spectrum

The eclipse of August 17, 2017 will sweep across mainland USA © NASA/Map data © Google 2016

Where to see the great American eclipse

What does space smell like?

Giles Alexander and his work Eye on the Heavens: Portrait of Professor Brian Schmidt. Image Credit: Giles Alexander

The art of space: Giles Alexander and E=mc2

The Large Hadron Collider: the world's largest, most powerful particle accelerator Credit: CERN

What is particle physics?

Stephen Hawking discusses the future of mankind

A familiar sight for Australian astronomers: the Southern Cross, which adorns Australia's national flag, and the Coalsack Nebula, also known Down Under as the head of the 'Emu in the Sky'. Image Credit: ESO/Y. Beletsky

Aboriginal star maps

The still hot secondary mirror appears as the blank mould is opened. Credit: SCHOTT/ESO

ELT secondary mirror cast

BBC Sky at Night Magazine editorial assistant Iain Todd, pictured with the Great Leviathan at Birr Castle in February 2016. Image Credit: Iain Todd/BBC Sky at Night Magazine

The Leviathan’s Legacy: the story of the Birr Castle telescope