Moonwatch

Type: Lunar sea Size: 330km Longitude/latitude: 94.7° W, 19.9° S Age: 3.8–3.9 billion years Best time to see: Determined by libration and phase (15–23 June and 11–20 July) Minimum equipment: 10x binoc

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the lack of true darkness in the middle of the year doesn’t make astronomy that easy to do. The planets are good at cutting through slightly brighter skies,

Type: Sinuous rille Size: 80km x 2.5km Longitude/latitude: 3.1° E, 25.7° N Age: 3.2–3.9 billion years Best time to see: First quarter (2–3 July) and six days after full Moon (16–17 July) Minimum equip

A wine lover’s guide to Lavaux

We leave La Serena at dusk, heading east towards the stars. The 90-minute drive winds through the Elqui Valley, lush green with vineyards and home to skies so dark that international observatories on

The Canal du Rhône à Sète in the south of France stretches 98km from the Rhône river to Sète on the Étang de Thau. There are no locks to worry about, making it an excellent choice for less experienced