Catch the sun a complete guide to safe solar observing

You may have bought this December issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine because you’ve been given – or you’ve treated yourself to – a new telescope for Christmas. And you may be wondering what to do with

Topping up the batteries with solar power has never been easier, says Ali Wood, but how do you decide which type to buy?

The past two years have provided areas of the UK, sometimes as far south as Cornwall, opportunities to enjoy the incredible show of the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, a sight usually only experi

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The Milky Way is a firm favourite for nightscape photographers and astrophotographers alike, but beautiful images of our Galaxy are well within reach of beginners with basic entry-level equipment too.

Astronomers are now regularly detecting planets thousands of light years from Earth – but have we missed one in our own Solar System?