The planets continue their parade across the sky (27 January to 2 February 2025)
Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all shining bright in the evening sky. To find out how you can see them for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, tune in to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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A Guide to Cassiopeia
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Jupiter’s shadow transit runs late (20 to 26 January 2025)
Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter, will pass across the planet’s face, but it will take another four hours for its shadow to follow suit. To find out why and how you can see the sight for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, tune in to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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How to see the Horsehead Nebula
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First zoomed-in image of a star beyond our galaxy
Astronomers have, for the first time ever, captured a close-up image of a star beyond our home Galaxy. WOH G64 is located 160,000 lightyears away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way. Astronomer Jacco van Loon reveals how the team captured the image, and why it's so important.
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The Full moon meets with Mars (13 to 19 December 2025)
The bright Wolf Moon meets up with red Mars just days before the planet reaches opposition – when it lies directly opposite the Sun from Earth. Find out how you can see the spectacle as well as all the latest stargazing highlights in the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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How to observe Mars
The latest from Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
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Mars makes its closest approach to Earth since 2022 (6 to 12 January 2025)
As the Red Planet is currently at its closest point to Earth for over two years, this week is a fantastic time to look at our neighbour planet.
To find out how you can see the event, as well as the week’s other stargazing highlights, listen to the latest episode of the Star Diary podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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How to photograph the Moon
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