Deep-sky tour

Everybody knows the Plough, but can you find all six Messier objects in the surrounding field?

At a glance

How the Sky Guide events will appear in May

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Darkness on the moors

We visit Yorkshire, home of the UK’s newest International Dark Sky Reserves

The story of Skylab

The troubles and triumphs of the USA’s trailblazing space station

Explainer: How we know that Earth isn’t flat

Astronomers have known that Earth is a globe for thousands of years

DIY Astronomy: Build an artificial star

A useful tool to test the alignment and quality of any telescope or lens

Capture: Mars and the Beehive

Before twilight takes it, catch the Red Planet’s last hurrah close to this stunning cluster

Processing: Accentuate the beauty of edge-on galaxies

Tips to enhance dust lanes in your astrophotos

Gallery: Your photos

Your best photos submitted to the magazine this month