BBC Sky at Night

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.

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CONCERTO DEBUT • A new tool begins scanning for signals from the early Universe, when the first generation of stars were born

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

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NEWS IN BRIEF

CUTTING EDGE • Our experts examine the hottest new research

INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT • In August’s Sky at Night episode, Jonathan Nichols reflects on his work with Juno, which has just had its mission extended by four years

Looking back: The Sky at Night • 19 September 1957

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

Inspired by the gas giants

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

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WHAT’S ON • We pick the best live and virtual astronomy events and resources this month

Patchwork project for the RAS bicentennial • Annie Hogan reports on a quilt to mark the Royal Astronomical Society at 200

Telescopes that changed ASTRONOMY • From Galileo’s humble refractor to the 300m-wide radio telescope, Ezzy Pearson takes a look at the instruments that have revolutionised the way we see the sky

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE • Above the atmosphere, Hubble could get an uninterrupted view of the cosmos

Stargazing for everyone • In the 1960s and ‘70s, two new types of telescope helped to bring the heavens to more people than ever before

Here comes the dark-sky season! • With darker skies upon us, Scott Levine takes a month-by-month tour of the must-see sights for the longer nights around the corner

Dark-sky season challenges • Expand on your observing targets each month, whether it’s with meteor showers (naked eye), deep-sky objects (binoculars) or planets (telescopes). Here are some suggestions:

So you want to work in SPACE? • The space sector is thriving. Hayley Smith of the National Space Academy reveals how GCSE and A-Level students can prepare for their dream job

The Sky Guide • SEPTEMBER 2021

SEPTEMBER 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 September

The planets in September • The phase and relative sizes of the planets this month. Each planet is shown with south at the top, to show its orientation through a telescope

JUPITER’S MOONS: SEP

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

MOONWATCH • September’s top lunar feature to observe

COMETS AND ASTEROIDS • View asteroid 2 Pallas as it reaches opposition in Pisces, the Fishes

STAR OF THE MONTH • Dabih, a western marker of Capricornus

BINOCULAR TOUR • From Eddie’s Coaster to the Triangulum Galaxy, enjoy this month’s wide-field targets

THE SKY GUIDE CHALLENGE • How many galaxies can you spot that are bound to the Andromeda Galaxy, M31?

DEEP-SKY TOUR • Discover the irregular and spiral galaxies...