Observatories

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

An artist's impression of the Giant Magellan Telescope as it will appear once complete. Credit: GMTO Corporation

Interview The construction and science behind the Giant Magellan Telescope

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Radio Astronomy Podcast A look at UCL Observatory's new 80cm Perren telescope

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Through the world’s most popular telescope

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Astrophotography

Imaging with the Great Lick Refractor

The dome of the Grade II-listed Altazimuth Pavilion building at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, where the new telescope is housed. Credit: Katherine Shaw / BBC Sky at Night Magazine

New telescope for Royal Observatory Greenwich

The empty dome of the Isaac Newton Telescope at Herstmonceux in 1985, four years after the telescope’s move to the island of La Palma. Image Credit: Cambridge University Library

50 years of the Isaac Newton Telescope

The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO) was built and will be operated by a team led by the University of Warwick.

UK-led gravitational wave telescope gets first light

Yu Jun won the overall competition and the category Our Sun in 2016 with this fantastic image of Baily's Beads. Image Credit: Yu Jun

IAPY 2017: open for entries

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Spaceport reveals exciting new exhibition

Telescopes at the WM Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. What might the telescopes of the future discover? Credit: Thinkstock

The Keck Observatory’s top five discoveries

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Stargazing LIVE 2013 from Taunton Racecourse

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Norman Lockyer Observatory celebrates its centenary

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New visitor centre at Jodrell Bank