Observing

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.

See Comet NEOWISE in the sky this month

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

Why does the Moon sometimes appear during the day? Credit: Dermot Conlan / Getty Images

Why can we see the Moon during the day?

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

Best summer stars in the northern hemisphere. How many can you spot? Credit: Sarote Impheng / EyeEm / Getty Images

Observing guide Top 5 summer stars

Best summer constellations in the northern hemisphere. How many can you spot? Credit: Ma Noch Leuxd Sngkhram / EyeEm / Getty Images

Observing guide Top 5 summer constellations

How to keep an astronomy log book. Credit: iStock

How to keep an astronomical log book

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

A view of the Milky Way over Gran Sasso, Italy. The bright red 'star' on the left is Mars, while Saturn is at the middle of the image. The bright 'star' on the right is Jupiter. Credit: Dneutral Han / Getty Images

How to find the planets in the night sky