The big three

The top sights to observe or image this month

The planets

Our celestial neighbourhood in April

The night sky – April

Explore the celestial sphere with our Northern Hemisphere all-sky chart

Moonwatch

April’s top lunar feature to observe

Comets and asteroids

Asteroid 10 Hygiea reaches opposition in the constellation of Virgo, the Virgin

Star of the month

Zavijava, the fifth brighest star in Virgo

Binocular tour

We select this month’s wide-field highlights

The sky guide challenge

Can you spot and track the progress of sunspot activity?

Deep-sky tour

This month we venture to the southern region of Coma Berenices, which borders Virgo

At a glance

How the Sky Guide events will appear in April