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BBC Sky at Night

May 01 2021
Magazine

Sky at Night magazine is your practical guide to astronomy. Each issue features the world’s biggest and best night sky guide complete with star charts, observing tutorials and in-depth equipment reviews to ensure that amateur astronomers never miss those must-see events.

Welcome • Discover why the UK’s coast is so appealing for stargazing

HOW TO CONTACT US

Sky at Night – lots of ways to enjoy the night sky…

New to astronomy?

This month’s contributors

Extra content ONLINE

A STAR IS BORN AGAIN (BRIEFLY) • Rare planetary nebula Abell 78 glows as it reawakens as a so-called ‘born again’ star

BULLETIN • The latest astronomy and space news, written by Ezzy Pearson

Comment

NEWS IN BRIEF

CUTTING EDGE • Our experts examine the hottest new research

INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT • The Sky at Night TV show, past, present and future

Looking back: The Sky at Night • 18 May 1977

The Sky at Night MAY

INTERACTIVE • Emails – Letters – Tweets – Facebook – Instagram – Kit questions

Craters of the Moon

PHILIP’S • This month’s top prize: four Philip’s titles

SCOPE DOCTOR • Our equipment specialist cures your optical ailments and technical maladies With Steve Richards

Sky at Night

WHAT’S ONLINE • We pick the best astronomy events and resources available online this month

CBeebies Stargazing: Space Explorers • A Solar System adventure mini-series for the very young

A wild night out under the stars • Steve Brown enjoys his encounters with wildlife during astronomy sessions

A NIGHT ON THE COAST • Will Gater explores what the UK’s many miles of coastline have to offer astronomers and astrophotographers looking for new perspectives

Interview: Susan Pilcher • An astrophotographer based at Romney Marsh in Kent offers her thoughts about imaging at night along the UK coastline

Seaside sights • Four of our favourite celestial sights to look out for when taking in the sea air at the coast

Like sugar on black velvet: OBSERVING GLOBULAR CLUSTERS • Spring is a great time to view these packed knots of stars. Globular fan Ron Brecher tells us how to track down the best examples now, and in later seasons

Seven steps to a HABITABLE PLANET • In the search for exoplanets capable of supporting life, astronomers could be helped by looking for seven key features, reports Govert Schilling

CATCH AN ECLIPSE OF JUPITER’S MOONS • Observe Ganymede’s shadow as it partially eclipses Io

MAY HIGHLIGHTS • Your guide to the night sky this month

Family stargazing

NEED TO KNOW • The terms and symbols used in The Sky Guide

THE BIG THREE • The three top sights to observe or image this month

THE PLANETS • Our celestial neighbourhood in May

JUPITER’S MOONS: MAY

THE NIGHT SKY – MAY • Explore the celestial sphere with our Northern Hemisphere all-sky chart

MOONWATCH • May’s top lunar feature to observe

COMETS AND ASTEROIDS • View asteroid 230 Athamantis reaching opposition as it passes into Libra

STAR OF THE MONTH • Cebalrai, at the northeast of Ophiuchus

BINOCULAR TOUR • Our wide-field gems include objects near the Keystone asterism and Northern Crown

THE SKY GUIDE CHALLENGE • Can you spot Mercury with a telescope and log an observation of its phase?

DEEP-SKY TOUR • We explore the border region between the constellations of Cygnus and Cepheus

AT A GLANCE • How the Sky Guide events will appear in May

A beginner’s guide to DSLR cameras • DSLRs offer a simple yet effective way of capturing the night sky. Charlotte Daniels reveals the settings to use to get the...


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 102 Publisher: Our Media Limited Edition: May 01 2021

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Sky at Night magazine is your practical guide to astronomy. Each issue features the world’s biggest and best night sky guide complete with star charts, observing tutorials and in-depth equipment reviews to ensure that amateur astronomers never miss those must-see events.

Welcome • Discover why the UK’s coast is so appealing for stargazing

HOW TO CONTACT US

Sky at Night – lots of ways to enjoy the night sky…

New to astronomy?

This month’s contributors

Extra content ONLINE

A STAR IS BORN AGAIN (BRIEFLY) • Rare planetary nebula Abell 78 glows as it reawakens as a so-called ‘born again’ star

BULLETIN • The latest astronomy and space news, written by Ezzy Pearson

Comment

NEWS IN BRIEF

CUTTING EDGE • Our experts examine the hottest new research

INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT • The Sky at Night TV show, past, present and future

Looking back: The Sky at Night • 18 May 1977

The Sky at Night MAY

INTERACTIVE • Emails – Letters – Tweets – Facebook – Instagram – Kit questions

Craters of the Moon

PHILIP’S • This month’s top prize: four Philip’s titles

SCOPE DOCTOR • Our equipment specialist cures your optical ailments and technical maladies With Steve Richards

Sky at Night

WHAT’S ONLINE • We pick the best astronomy events and resources available online this month

CBeebies Stargazing: Space Explorers • A Solar System adventure mini-series for the very young

A wild night out under the stars • Steve Brown enjoys his encounters with wildlife during astronomy sessions

A NIGHT ON THE COAST • Will Gater explores what the UK’s many miles of coastline have to offer astronomers and astrophotographers looking for new perspectives

Interview: Susan Pilcher • An astrophotographer based at Romney Marsh in Kent offers her thoughts about imaging at night along the UK coastline

Seaside sights • Four of our favourite celestial sights to look out for when taking in the sea air at the coast

Like sugar on black velvet: OBSERVING GLOBULAR CLUSTERS • Spring is a great time to view these packed knots of stars. Globular fan Ron Brecher tells us how to track down the best examples now, and in later seasons

Seven steps to a HABITABLE PLANET • In the search for exoplanets capable of supporting life, astronomers could be helped by looking for seven key features, reports Govert Schilling

CATCH AN ECLIPSE OF JUPITER’S MOONS • Observe Ganymede’s shadow as it partially eclipses Io

MAY HIGHLIGHTS • Your guide to the night sky this month

Family stargazing

NEED TO KNOW • The terms and symbols used in The Sky Guide

THE BIG THREE • The three top sights to observe or image this month

THE PLANETS • Our celestial neighbourhood in May

JUPITER’S MOONS: MAY

THE NIGHT SKY – MAY • Explore the celestial sphere with our Northern Hemisphere all-sky chart

MOONWATCH • May’s top lunar feature to observe

COMETS AND ASTEROIDS • View asteroid 230 Athamantis reaching opposition as it passes into Libra

STAR OF THE MONTH • Cebalrai, at the northeast of Ophiuchus

BINOCULAR TOUR • Our wide-field gems include objects near the Keystone asterism and Northern Crown

THE SKY GUIDE CHALLENGE • Can you spot Mercury with a telescope and log an observation of its phase?

DEEP-SKY TOUR • We explore the border region between the constellations of Cygnus and Cepheus

AT A GLANCE • How the Sky Guide events will appear in May

A beginner’s guide to DSLR cameras • DSLRs offer a simple yet effective way of capturing the night sky. Charlotte Daniels reveals the settings to use to get the...


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