Capture: Bring out the colours of stars

From reds to yellows to blues, here’s how to reveal the subtle tones of stars in your images

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The Southern Hemisphere

Bright Venus and Jupiter hang out together all month, and we visit two galaxies in Dorado

At a glance

How the Sky Guide events will appear in February

Deep-sky tour

We have our head in the clouds as we look for nebulosity in Orion’s Belt and Sword

The Sky Guide challenge

Can you beat Sirius’s glare to identify its faint companion the Pup Star?

Binocular tour

This month we’re off to a dog show, finding the best in class in Canis Major

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Star of the month

Muscida, the nose of the Great Bear, Ursa Major

Comets and asteroids

Fingers crossed for comet C/2022 E3 ZTF reaching naked-eye visibility this month