An astronomer at the bottom of the world

Dreaming of a pair of jeans and working to expand our understanding of exoplanets

Explainer

NASA’s car-sized Red Planet rover has set new standards in planetary exploration

DIY Astronomy

Make a paper equatorial sundial

Capture: Bright Moon? Not a problem

The Moon may wash out this year’s Perseid meteor shower, but there’s always hope

Processing

Lighting Venus’s crescent and the lunar limb evenly is no small feat

Gallery: your pictures

Your best photos submitted to the magazine this month

BBC Sky at Night

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First light: Altair Wave Series 130EDT-F F7 apo refractor

A winning performance for observing and imaging, on a par with pricier scopes

First light: ES 4K Planetary & Deep Sky Astro Camera

Capturing deep-sky targets, the Moon and planets – can one camera do it all?