Astronomy under light-polluted skies

How to stargaze from cities and other brightly lit locations

Astronomy Photographer

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October highlights

The month’s stargazing and imaging at a glance

The big three

The three top sights to observe or image this month

The planets

Our celestial neighbourhood in October

The night sky – October

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

Moonwatch

October’s top lunar feature to observe

Comets and Asteroids

View Comet 4P/Faye

Star of the month

Sadalmelik, a bright gem of Aquarius

Binocular Tour

Locate the presence of a black hole at Cygnus X-1