Science
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Create your best image of Saturn
Great pictures of the ringed planet start as video, before stacking and processing
3 min |
August 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Image a fisheye Milky Way
Ultra-wide-angle lenses capture our Galaxy crossing the whole sky. Here's what to consider
3 min |
August 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Wild weather across the Solar System
Katrin Raynor looks at the extreme climates found on our neighbouring planets
3 min |
August 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The mystery of SOLAR MAXIMUM
The Sun has been increasingly active over the last few years, far more so than astronomers predicted. Ezzy Pearson investigates
8 min |
August 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
10 locations to make you fall in love with the Moon again
Rekindle your passion for the Moon with Stuart Atkinson's pick of the best lesser-known lunar locations you'll love
7 min |
August 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
THE BIG THREE
The top sights to observe or image this month
4 min |
August 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The great American eclipses
In a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle, two solar eclipses are about to cross over the USA. Jamie Carter has the details
2 min |
August 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Catch Saturn's ring before they disappear
Jane Clark explains the gear, software and techniques beginners need to capture Saturn on camera before its famous rings vanish from view
7 min |
August 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
See the Perseids in their prime
With no bright moonlight to spoil things, 2023 could be a vintage year for summer's strongest meteor shower. Paul G Abel tells us how to make the most of the Perseids
8 min |
August 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
What does space smell like?
From rum to rotten eggs, Jonathan Powell turns his nose to heaven's scents
2 min |
August 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT
In the latest episode of The Sky at Night, Arik Kershenbaum considers whether it's inevitable that intelligent alien civilisations are out there
3 min |
August 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
It's time that space had a female face
Equality for women will make a stronger space sector, says Gabriella Goddard
2 min |
July 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT
The Sky at Night TV show, past, present and future | June's episode of The Sky at Night looked at the booming UK spaceflight industry, but Andrew Lawrence warned of some of the consequences
4 min |
July 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Looking at home from afar
Studying our cosmic neighbourhood from 'outside' is an eye-opener
2 min |
July 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Building Magrathea
Worlds that orbit two white dwarfs could be relatively common
2 min |
July 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Star swallows planet whole
Bloated star gives a dusty belch as it engulfs one of its orbiting planets
2 min |
July 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Q&A A WITH A GALAXY RESEARCHER
Quasars are hungry monsters at the heart of galaxies, but the origins of these powerful objects have long been a mystery
3 min |
July 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Boosting detail in nebula photos - a case study
ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY PROCESSING | Expert processing tips to enhance your astrophotos | Combine RGB and narrowband data to give deep, rich images
3 min |
July 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Catch the Sun
ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY CAPTURE | Take the perfect astrophoto with our step-by-step guide | How to safely capture the drama now that solar activity is picking up
3 min |
July 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Make a Sun, Moon and Earth model
DIY ASTRONOMY | Practical astronomy projects for every level of expertise | A simple, hands-on project to teach their surface features and orbits to beginners and youngsters
3 min |
July 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Nancy Grace Roman
Ezzy Pearson celebrates a scientist whose legacy can be felt across all astronomy
3 min |
July 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Euclid Shedding light on the dark Universe PRO
A new European space telescope launching this month will tackle the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, reports Govert Schilling
7 min |
July 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Stargazing in Utah the darkest state
Jamie Carter marvels at the night sky above Utah, a state packed with internationally-recognised dark-sky sites, iconic astrophoto locations and a long history of indigenous astronomy
6 min |
July 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Seeing THE SUN in white light
Pete Lawrence observations is your guide to making safe visual of our nearest star this summer
7 min |
July 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
A year with JWST
To celebrate JWST’s first year of operation, Jenny Winder takes a look at some of the landmark scientific discoveries it has made over the last 12 months
7 min |
July 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Q&A WITH A GALAXY HUNTER
Researchers have been shocked to discover 'Universe breakers' in JWST images, massive galaxies that existed way before current theories predicted
3 min |
June 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
QHYCCD QHY5111462C colour camera
Impressively premium sensor sophistication in a pocket-sized package
3 min |
June 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Fuss-free tools to process your DSLR astro images
Using freeware to stack, extract the background, calibrate colour and more
3 min |
June 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Record the motion of NLCs
Capture the movement, structure and colours of summer's night-shining clouds
3 min |
June 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Build your own EQ camera mount
This month's project is a manual equatorial mount that is enjoyable to use and helps to develop your knowledge of the night sky.
3 min |