The southern hemisphere

Best time to see: 21 November, 23:55 UT Altitude: 57° Location: Taurus Direction: South Features: Colour, subtle atmospheric bands, moons Recommended equipment: 200mm or larger Dim planet Uranus is ex

2 Sunday Mag. +0.4 Saturn is 5.7° from this morning’s 82%-lit waxing gibbous Moon. Catch them together before they set at around 01:00 UT. Tuesday 4 Callisto’s shadow transits Jupiter’s disc from 07:0

BEST TIME TO SEE: Mid-November to mid-December Saturn underwent a ring plane crossing back in March of this year, an event which sadly occurred too close to the Sun to be seen clearly. However, the op

Autumn, winter and spring are the best seasons to stargaze, says Neill Sanders, outreach astronomer at gostargazing.co.uk. “Most stargazing events are organised from the time clocks go back in October

First up is the mag. +11.9 planetary nebula IC 351, located 2.3° west and 0.8° south of Menkib (Xi (ξ) Persei). Despite its small apparent size – just 8 x 6 arcminutes – it’s visible through a small s

Comet 24P/Schaumasse is a faint comet, but definitely within reach of amateur imagers. It’s really well placed on 7–11 November, passing in front of the Beehive Cluster, M44 (read more on page 47). Bu