BBC Sky at Night
A parade of planetary nebulae
Six lovely deep-sky objects to track down in the late-summer skies
BBC Sky at Night
From possible planets to strange new worlds
With 5,000 exoplanets confirmed, how a deluge of new data is revealing intriguing new worlds every day
Tiangong: the Chinese Space Station
China puts the finishing touches to its first long-term space station
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August highlights
Your guide to the night sky this month
The big three
The top sights to observe or image this month
The planets
Our celestial neighbourhood in August
The night sky – August
Explore the celestial sphere with our Northern Hemisphere all-sky chart When to use this chart 1 Aug at 01:00 BST 15 Aug at 00:00 BST 31 Aug at 23:00 BST On other dates, stars will be in slightly different positions because of Earth’s orbital motion. Stars that cross the sky will set in the west […]