Science
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
How to stack DSLR data in Siril
Easily combine multiple frames to boost detailin your astro photos
2 min |
August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Lunar occultation of Saturn
You'll need to strike a balance on 21 August to capture the Moon covering the ringed planet
2 min |
August 2024
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How to plot a variable star light curve
A rewarding project to chart stars that change brightness
2 min |
August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Smartphone photography with a telescope
Mary Mcintyre explains how to get impressive night-sky images using your phone
2 min |
August 2024
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Once-a-century solar storm is overdue
If a Carrington Event struck today it would be catastrophic, says Minna Palmroth
2 min |
August 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The new era of human spaceflight
There's been a step-change in crewed space missions since the dawn of the 21st century. Ben Evans charts its course and looks ahead to future horizons
9 min |
August 2024
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Has Webb broken cosmology?
Caroline Harper
7 min |
August 2024
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Shooting the dark Universe with THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CAMERA
Janie Carter reports _ from the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, where the largest camera ever built will soon start shooting the ultimate space movie: an ultra-wide, ultrahigh-definition record of the southern sky
7 min |
August 2024
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Flying over TITAN
Ezzy Pearson reports on NASA's Dragonfly, the first-ever science mission to fly on another world, which is set to soar over Saturn's largest moon in search of the elements of life
8 min |
August 2024
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Unearthing galaxies in the archives
Comparing old Hubble data to today is revealing distant active galaxies
2 min |
June 2024
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Voyager 1 is back online and exploring the unknown
An interstellar rescue brings the venerable spacecraft back after months out of action
2 min |
June 2024
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When Haydn met the Herschels
Jonathan Powell on how the astronomer siblings inspired the famous composer
2 min |
June 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
A quicker way to colourise your narrowband frames
Create a bicolour image in Siril using data from just two narrowband filters
2 min |
June 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Manhattanhenge
New York's urban island of Manhattan, with its gridiron street layout, sees summer Suns set neatly between skyscrapers. Jamie Carter explains the phenomenon
3 min |
June 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
A very British eclipse
In 1927, Britain experienced its first total solar eclipse since 1724. Mike Frost looks at how, like 8 April 2024's US spectacle, eclipse fever swept the nation
5 min |
June 2024
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The spirit of the eclipse
Eclipse chaser Yvette Cook reports on what it was like in the path of totality in Texas during 8 April's Great American Eclipse
8 min |
June 2024
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Cosmic rays
In part two of our series, Govert Schilling looks at cosmic rays, the high-energy particles that bombard Earth from space
3 min |
June 2024
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Stones of the SOLSTICE
Jamie Carter explores 12 ancient stones, tombs and temples across the world that align with the Sun at the solstice
7 min |
June 2024
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Surfing spacetime with LISA
A new era of gravitational wave astronomy is on its way as the ambitious upcoming LISA space mission joins a host of huge detectors on Earth. Charlie Hoy explains
7 min |
June 2024
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Water, Water, Everywhere?
Penny Wozniakiewicz investigates why astronomers are so concerned with finding water in the Solar System, and why it is vital to our exploration of space
6 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
O&A WITH AN ECLIPSE CHASER
On 14 October 2023, an annular eclipse passed across mainland USA. Comedian and stargazer Jon Culshaw was there to witness it
3 min |
December 2023
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Bresser ISA Space Exploration NASA 70/700 AZ telescope
This beginners' package has everything you need to see the Sun, Moon and planets
3 min |
December 2023
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Ursa Major 6-inch f/8 Planetary Dobsonian
A decent option for would-be planetary observers on a limited budget
3 min |
December 2023
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Use freeware to create star trail images
How to turn your frames into beautiful star trail photos in a few clicks
3 min |
December 2023
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Venus's hostile atmosphere
Katrin Raynor takes a look at a planet where the skies boil and the clouds rain acid
3 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Build your EYEPIECE COLLECTION
Great eyepieces are crucial to any astronomical setup. Here Tim Jardine arms you with the info you need to choose the best ones to invest in
7 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
THE BIG THREE
The top sights to observe or image this month
4 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The remains of CREATION UNDERSTANDING THE CMB
Left over from the Big Bang, the cosmic microwave background gives astronomers an insight into the entire history of our Universe. Ezzy Pearson explains
7 min |
December 2023
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A December GRAND TOUR
Just like the epic journeys of the Voyager probes to our Solar System's outer planets, this tour takes you to the gas and ice giants as they line up in the night sky this month. Stuart Atkinson is your guide
8 min |
December 2023
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Same stars, different stories
Maggie Aderin-Pocock considers how other cultures interpret the night sky
2 min |