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—NICHOLAS DERENZO
FLAGSTAF
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