Capturing the magnificent milky way

Andrea Arbizzi, Modena, Italy, December 2024–April 2025 Andrea says: “PuWe 1 is a tough, faint target and even more so from my Bortle 8 sky! But after 28 hours and some intensive processing, I was abl

Journey across the universe – without leaving the UK

Avoid the Instagram hotspots and go off the beaten track to reveal more interesting images of your visit

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

BEST TIME TO SEE: Nights of 9/10, 10/11 and 11/12 July A full Moon occurs when the Moon is opposite the Sun in the sky or, in other words, when its ecliptic longitude is 180° from the Sun. The eclipti

When everything comes together, there’s no better feeling, as Michael Topham experienced in Croatia