Observing

How to hold your binoculars steady during long observing sessions. Credit: Steve Tonkin

How to hold your binoculars steady

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

Observing guide Explore the hidden valleys of the Moon

The Moon, as seen by the Lick Observatory. Credit: Lick Observatory

Patrick Moore’s guide to observing the Moon

Longer nights mean more time at the telescope. Make sure you're prepared for the 2019/20 astronomy season. Credit: m-gucci/GettyImages

Astronomy guide Night-sky highlights, autumn-winter 2019-2020

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

Observing guide How to see Venus throughout September 2019

Neptune and its largest moon Triton imaged through a 356mm telescope. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide The best planets to see in September's night sky.

A sense of wonder: from a dark-sky site a wealth of deep-sky objects can be seen even with the naked eye, including the Milky Way, Orion Nebula and star clusters such as the Pleiades and Hyades. Credit: Mixetto/iStock/Getty Images

Deep-sky astronomy: a beginner’s guide

If you're a planetary imager, make sure your laptop and software are ready for a new season of astronomy. Credit: Steve Marsh

Autumn astronomy The best targets for longer nights

Good preparation will help you get the most out the darker autumn and winter nights. Credit: Astrobobo/iStock/GettyImages

The astronomy season returns: how to prepare for darker nights

Meteor fireballs over the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile © Wikimedia Commons

Meteor showers Everything you need to know to spot a shooting star

The planet Mercury will get brighter and easier to see in the morning sky throughout August 2019. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Observing guide The brightest planets to see in August's night sky

A Perseid meteor photographed with light from a bright Moon in the sky. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Perseid meteor shower 2019 When it is and how to see it

Mercury passing in front of the Sun captured in 2006 by the Solar Optical Telescope. Credit: Hinode JAXA/NASA/PPARC

Transit of Mercury, 11 November 2019: what it is and how to see it

A view of the Apollo 11 landing sites in Mare Tranquillitatis. Credit: Pete Lawrence

How to find Apollo 11’s landing site on the Moon

A set of LRGB filters allows the capture of full colour images of celestial objects using a sensitive mono camera. Read our review of the Astronomik L-RGB Type 2c Colour Filter Set here. Credit: First Light Optics

An astronomer’s guide to filters