Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and Mars all shine brightly (25 November to 1 December 2024)
A quartet of planets will be bright and on display throughout the night this week.
Find out how to see them along with many more stargazing highlights in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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What’s next for Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)?
Sign up for Masterclass series on DSLR astrophotography: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/virtual-events
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Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak (18 to 24 November 2024)
The Leonid meteor shower reaches the peak of activity this week. It might not be the best year for the shower, but fortunately we’re on hand with many more stargazing highlights in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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What’s next for Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)?
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Sign up for Masterclass series on DSLR astrophotography: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/virtual-events
Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com
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The mission to make solar eclipses
Studying the outermost layer of the Sun is tricky business. Our host star is so bright, it can be difficult to see what’s going on at the surface. This episode, solar scientist Huw Morgan tells us about an upcoming mission called MESOM that will create artificial solar eclipses to help astronomers get a better look at the Sun.
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Catch the last supermoon of the year, the Beaver Moon (11 to 17 November 2024)
This week sees the last supermoon of the year, as the Beaver Moon lights up the night sky.
Find out more, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
Transcription
What’s next for Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)?
Sign up for Masterclass series on DSLR astrophotography: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/virtual-events
Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com
[email protected]
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Firework galaxies light up the sky (4 to 10 November 2024)
The Pinwheel and St Catherine’s Wheel Galaxy spin across the autumn skies.
Learn the best sights to see, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
Transcription
What’s next for Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)?
Sign up for Masterclass series on DSLR astrophotography: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/virtual-events
Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine and submit your astrophotography images over on our website: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com
[email protected]
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