The lowell observatory

Exciting ways to get away from it all

Your new telescope arrives and you plan to take it for a spin through the stars. But a smog of light sits low in the sky, washing away your views to distant galaxies – along with your astronomy dreams

Dark nights don’t have to be spooky, thanks to these sparkling UK sites

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

Speak your mind

While our planet only has one easily visible Moon, several other tiny objects arguably deserve the title too