Observing

Astronomer with a telescope watching at the stars and Moon with blurred city lights in the background.

How to stargaze from a city

An image of the Sun that looks strikingly like a Halloween jack o lantern. This image was captured by NASA's SDO probe. Credit: NASA/SDO

Halloween Astronomy How to plan a spooky stargazing session

A chart showing the position of Uranus in the night sky in October 2021

Observing guide How to see the planets in the night sky, October 2021

Jupiter moons double shadow transit

Observing guide See Jupiter's moons transit the gas giant

An Orionid meteor appears over Nantucket, US. Credit: J. Greg Hinson, MD, www.ackdoc.com / Getty Images

Orionids 2021 How to see this year's meteor shower

A conjunction of the moon with Venus and Jupiter, Chanthaburi, Chanthabur, Thailand, 28 November 2019. Credit: Chakarin Wattanamongkol / Getty Images

Observing guide Upcoming conjunctions and how to see them

A chart showing how to find Neptune in the night sky in September 2021

Observing guide How to see the planets, September 2021

What to see in the night sky during autumn. Credit: m-gucci / iStock / Getty

Autumn astronomy The best targets for longer nights

The Horsehead Nebula by Rafael Compassi, Presidente Lucena, Brazil. Equipment: 80mm F/5 Triplet APO, QHY9m, 36mm Baader filters.

Gallery Horsehead Nebula

Jupiter, Rouzbeh Bidshahri, Dubai, 25 July 2019 Equipment: ZWO ASI290 mono camera, Celestron C14 Schmidt-Cassegrain, Losmandy Titan mount

Observing guide Catch Jupiter at opposition

Venus, Jupiter, Orion and The Pleiades in twilight by Jarrod Bennett, Saint Gregoire, Provence, France. Equipment: Canon 450D.

Observing Take a twilight tour this July

BBC Sky at Night Magazine Star Diary podcast.

Star Diary Podcast

Star Diary Podcast What's in the night sky, July 2021

How to see the planets in the night sky, July 2021. Credit: m-gucci / Getty Images.

Observing guide How to see the planets in the night sky, July 2021

How to see the annular solar eclipse and the UK partial solar eclipse on 10 June 2021. Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images

Gallery Solar eclipse, 10 June 2021

BBC Sky at Night Magazine Star Diary podcast.

Star Diary Podcast

Star Diary Podcast What's in the night sky, June 2021