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.

Welcome • A Sun-like star reveals clues about Earth’s distant future

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STILL AMAZING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS • It may now be in the twilight of its life, but Hubble continues to bring us stunning visions of the Universe

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 May’s episode of The Sky at Night, Craig Hardgrove introduced us to the LunaH-Map orbiter, which will soon be mapping ice in the lunar pole

Looking back: The Sky at Night

The Sky at Night JUNE

A simple yet dramatic capture

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

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

LIVE First Light Pavilion • Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire, from 4 June

A landmark of space exploration • Andrew Grasemann recalls a visit to Baikonur Cosmodrome with Patrick Moore

Balmy nights of brilliant sights • Astronomer Will Gater picks out the celestial targets that will keep both observers and imagers enchanted on clear, June nights

What’s it like to be a PROFESSIONAL ASTRONOMER? • Understanding the cosmos takes the work of thousands of people. Ezzy Pearson spoke to astronomers across the world to look at the many different roles that go into observing our Universe

HOPE: one year at MARS • After 12 months spent observing the Martian atmosphere with its Hope probe, the United Arab Emirates has released a global map of the planet

The Sky Guide

JUNE HIGHLIGHTS • Your guide to the night sky this month

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

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

THE PLANETS • Our celestial neighbourhood in June

JUPITER’S MOONS: JUNE • Using a small scope you can spot Jupiter’s biggest moons. Their positions change dramatically over the month, as shown on the diagram. The line by each date represents 01:00 BST (00:00 UT).

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

MOONWATCH • June’s top lunar feature to observe

COMETS AND ASTEROIDS • Comet C/2017 K2 PanSTARRS will brighten favourably throughout June

STAR OF THE MONTH • Kornephoros, the ‘club bearer’ in Hercules

BINOCULAR TOUR • This month’s wide-field targets include the Dumbbell and North America Nebulae

THE SKY GUIDE CHALLENGE • We reveal several methods to help with spotting Venus during the day

DEEP-SKY TOUR • This month we take in sights in the constellation of Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer

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

Freeware EXPLORED • There’s a wealth of free astronomical software available online to enhance your observations. Pete Lawrence looks at some of the best on offer

Seeing the Solar System’s future • Recent observations offer clues about whether the planets will survive our Sun’s far-off fate of swelling out into the...