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An almost full moon glides close to Saturn this week, forming a pleasant conjunction in an otherwise unremarkable patch of the sky.The chart shows the view…

For those of us in the northern hemisphere, September is an excellent time to search for the faint constellation of Capricornus, the sea goat, one of…

In August, track down the constellation of Hercules, the hero. It is well placed from the northern hemisphere at this time of year, but finding it…

There is an exquisite gathering of celestial objects to look out for this week when a beautifully slender crescent moon forms a triangle with the planets…

The Perseid meteor shower is widely regarded as the best of the year but better than that, it is happening this week.Active from mid-July until the…

August is another bright sky month in the northern hemisphere so we’re having to look for late night and early morning events featuring bright celestial objects.…

It’s a good time of year to track down the summer constellation of Sagittarius, the archer, who is usually depicted as a centaur drawing a bow.The…

Start watching for the Delta Aquariids meteor shower this week. The chart shows the view looking south-east from London at midnight on 28 July. The radiate…