Star Diary
Star Diary is an astronomy podcast from the team behind BBC Sky at Night Magazine. Each episode offers a guide to the night sky, highlighting notable celestial objects and events. It provides practical stargazing tips and insights for astronomy enthusiasts, helping listeners make the most of observing the stars from their location.
Episodes
The mystery of comet 3I/ATLAS
Astronomer Cyrielle Opitom reveals what she’s learned about the interstellar visitor via Earth’s most powerful telescopes.
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The Harvest Moon and the autumn equinox
Dark skies are back as we head into September 2026. Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see this month, including a lunar occultation of the Beehive Cluster, how to see the planets and tips for observing deep-sky objects.
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Discovery beneath the surface of Mars
Tobermory Mackay-Champion reveals a game-changing find in the search for signs of life on Mars.
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August 2026 solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower
Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky this month, including the August 2026 solar eclipse and the peak of one of the year's best meteor showers.
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How do you weigh a planet that hasn’t formed yet?
Amena Faruqi reveals how she uses cosmic dust rings to measure the mass of planets around distant stars.
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Mercury and Saturn return!
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky in July 2026, from the Moon and planets to constellations and deep-sky objects.
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How to build a planet-hunting spacecraft
Dr Rachel Drummond reveals how engineers are crafting a new space mission, called Ariel, that will study alien worlds across the Galaxy.
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Summer stargazing
Summer is here! Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky, June 2026, including the close meeting of Venus and Jupiter just after dawn
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How spaceflight hammers the human body
Scientist Tim Etheridge talks Artemis II, crewed spaceflight and the toll of weightlessness on astronauts spending long periods of time in space.
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May's 'blue Moon’ – what we'll really see
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what's in the sky in May 2026, including the ever-improving return of Venus and what astronomers really think about the 'blue Moon' on 31 May.
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Strange signals from the galactic centre
Astronomer Shyam Balaji reveals how three cosmic signals could be an invisible dark force in deep space.
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The Evening Star is back
Venus is slowly returning to the evening sky, marking the re-emergence of one of the best naked-eye objects. Find out what else is happening with the planets, the Moon, stars constellations and deep-sky objects in April 2026
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Exploring the radio Universe
Radio astronomer Dr Emma Chapman reveals how radio waves enable scientists to explore the cosmos, from mapping Venus to searching for alien life and discovering the origins of the Universe.
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Spring stargazing is here
Find out which planets are best in the night sky in March 2026, plus key times to observe the Moon, stars and constellations.
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Revealing the secrets of Mercury
The European Space Agency's BepiColombo mission arrives at Mercury later this year. Planetary scientist Emma Bunce reveals the mysteries the mission could uncover.
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Jupiter dominates the night sky in February 2026
Find out the best things to see in the sky this month, from the planets and constellations to deep-sky targets for your telescope.
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Listening to black holes colliding
Tessa Baker discusses newly-discovered cosmic collisions and how they’re helping her unlock the secrets of the Universe.
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New Year, new stargazing – January 2026
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky to kick off a new year of stargazing. Happy 2026 everyone!
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3D-mapping an alien world
Astronomer Anjali Piette reveals how she and colleagues created a 3D view of a scorching gas giant around a distant star.
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Christmas stargazing 2025
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what you should be looking at in the December 2025 night sky, including the best planets, the Geminid meteor shower, Orion and top times to see the Moon.
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Have scientists solved Webb’s ‘impossible’ black holes?
Astronomers say the James Webb Space Telescope has seen black holes at the dawn of time that shouldn't exist. But a new study may be able to explain what's going on. Astronomer Seb Hoenig reveals how a new look at the early Universe could show that JWST has got black holes all wrong.
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See the Moon and planets under truly dark skies
As winter gets underway, we’re approaching the darkest time of year. Find out the best times to see the Moon and planets this month, including November’s supermoon.
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Can a planet have a planet?
Astronomer Belinda Damian discusses her research into the giant, free-floating worlds that may one day be able to form their own planetary systems.
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See gas giants Jupiter and Saturn at their best
Find out how to see the biggest planets in the Solar System while they’re big and bright, and find out what makes the Harvest Moon so special.
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Can YOU help astronomers find exploding stars?
Astronomer Tom Killestein reveals how the public can help him on his mission to find stellar explosions via the Kilonova Seekers project, and reveals its first major discovery.
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See the blood Moon rise
We reveal how to see the ‘blood Moon’ total lunar eclipse in September 2025, and explain the best dates and times to see the planets of the Solar System in the sky.
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How the Rubin Observatory will study the Universe
The Vera C Rubin Observatory is set to be a game-changer in our understanding of key ideas such as the expansion of the Universe and the distribution of matter in distant galaxies. But how will it do all this? We spoke to astronomer Dani Leonard, who is working with the Rubin Observatory, to find out.
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See Venus and Jupiter’s close approach
The best things to see in the night sky this month, including Venus and Jupiter’s close approach, Uranus’s meeting with the Pleiades, Saturn and Neptune’s nightly tango and the low-down full Moon.
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Will our Galaxy collide with its neighbour?
Astronomer Alis Deason reveals new research that shows how likely it is the Milky Way will collide with the Andromeda Galaxy. She discusses why galaxy mergers happen and, if our galaxy did collide with its neighbour, which would come out on top.
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Saturn and Venus are morning jewels
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal how to observe Saturn, Venus and the rest of the planets, the Moon's meeting with the Pleiades and Antares, the Southern Aquarid meteor shower and the best deep-sky objects.
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The birth of the Universe
Astronomer Hidde Jense has seen cosmic light from just after the Big Bang. He reveals what it tells us.
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Venus is a Morning Star and Mars meets the Lion's heart
Find out how to see bright planet Venus in the early morning before sunrise, and track the Red Planet Mars as it passes near Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo.
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Earth, aliens and astronomy
The search is on for life beyond Earth. Astrobiologist Penny Boston reveals what life on our own planet can tell us about extra-terrestrial life among the stars.
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The Flower Moon rises in full bloom
Meteor showers are always a great excuse to get out and do some stargazing. Find out how to see them Eta Aquarids in the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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The Eta Aquarid meteor shower lights up the sky
Meteor showers are always a great excuse to get out and do some stargazing. Find out how to see them Eta Aquarids in the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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Mars passes through the Beehive
The Red Planet passes through the star strewn field of the Beehive Cluster. Find out how to see them in the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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Venus reaches its greatest brightness near the Moon (21 to 27 April)
The planet will appear its largest in the morning sky before teaming up with the Moon later in the week. Find out how to see them in the latest
episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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Strange signals from the 'Eye of God'
Astronomer Martin Guerrero reveals the mysterious x-ray signals coming from the Eye of God Nebula, that could indicate a planet is being torn apart by a dying star.
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Two sparkling diamonds glisten in the night sky (14 to 20 April)
A pair of globular clusters will glitter across the night sky this week. Find out how to see them in the latest
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An asteroid passes through a Hamburger (Galaxy) (7 to 13 April 2025)
Watch the asteroid Flora as at passes by the Hamburger Galaxy this week. Find out how to see it in the latest
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The Moon blots out the Pleiades (31 March to 6 April 2025)
After creeping ever closer to the Seven Sisters star cluster, the crescent Moon will pass through the Seven Sisters star cluster this week. Discover how you can watch the stars as blink out one by one by listening to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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Partial solar eclipse visible across the UK (24 to 30 March 2025)
This week, a partial solar eclipse will be visible across the UK. Find out how you can safely see the momentous occasion for yourself by listening to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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Searching for life on alien planets
Are we alone? It’s one of the humanity’s fundamental questions. Could one of the 6,000 known exoplanets beyond our Solar System host an alien species? Lisa Kaltenegger has spent her career trying to find out.
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The Moon passes the heart of the Scorpion (17 to 23 March 2025)
The Moon brushes past the red star Antares, the heart of Scorpius. Make sure to catch them both by listening to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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Can you see the Blood Moon? (10 to 16 March 2025)
This week sees a total lunar eclipse turn the moon blood red as it passes over the US. Unfortunately, the UK will only catch the partial phase. To find out exactly what you can see, listen to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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Mars meets up with the Moon (3 to 9 March 2025)
Mars passes right next to the Moon, while Mercury reaches its highest point in the sky. Make sure to catch them both by listening to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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Mercury returns to the evening skies (24 February to 2 March 2025)
After a long absence Mercury returns to our evening skies, shining brightly in the twilight. To make sure to catch is return, listen to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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Catch Saturn before it leaves our skies (17 to 23 February 2025)
Saturn is about to disappear behind the Sun. Ensure you catch it before it leaves by listening to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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Chasing the ISS
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Webb uses space-bending gravity trick to discover distant stars
Massive objects in space warp spacetime to the extent that they can act like cosmic magnifying glasses, allowing astronomers to get a better view of the deep cosmos. This technique, known as gravitational lensing, has been used by the James Webb Space Telescope to discover a group of stars that existed at a key stage in the evolution of the Universe.
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The Full Moon shines next to bright star, Regulus (10 to 16 February 2025)
The Snow Moon lights up the night sky this week, accompanied by one of the brightest stars in the sky, Regulus. To find out how you can see them for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, tune in to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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How to enter the astronomy photographer of the year competition
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Jupiter lies close to the Moon (3 to 9 February 2025)
All of the planets (except Mercury) are up in the night sky at the moment, as the Moon passes close to the bright planet Jupiter. To find out how you can see them for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, tune in to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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Inferior and superior planets: what’s the difference?
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The planets continue their parade across the sky (27 January to 2 February 2025)
Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all shining bright in the evening sky. To find out how you can see them for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, tune in to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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A Guide to Cassiopeia
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Jupiter’s shadow transit runs late (20 to 26 January 2025)
Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter, will pass across the planet’s face, but it will take another four hours for its shadow to follow suit. To find out why and how you can see the sight for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, tune in to the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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How to see the Horsehead Nebula
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First zoomed-in image of a star beyond our galaxy
Astronomers have, for the first time ever, captured a close-up image of a star beyond our home Galaxy. WOH G64 is located 160,000 lightyears away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way. Astronomer Jacco van Loon reveals how the team captured the image, and why it's so important.
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The Full moon meets with Mars (13 to 19 December 2025)
The bright Wolf Moon meets up with red Mars just days before the planet reaches opposition – when it lies directly opposite the Sun from Earth. Find out how you can see the spectacle as well as all the latest stargazing highlights in the latest episode of Star Diary, the podcast from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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How to observe Mars
The latest from Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
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Mars makes its closest approach to Earth since 2022 (6 to 12 January 2025)
As the Red Planet is currently at its closest point to Earth for over two years, this week is a fantastic time to look at our neighbour planet.
To find out how you can see the event, as well as the week’s other stargazing highlights, listen to the latest episode of the Star Diary podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Quadrantid meteor shower is gifted a moonless night (30 December to 5 January)
The Moon is hiding out the way, making it a great night to check out the meteor shower. To find out how to see the shower as well as all the other stargazing highlights of the week, be sure to listen to the latest episode of the Star Diary podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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A Cosmic Christmas Tree (23 to 29 December 2024)
The Christmas Tree Cluster is a beautifully festive cosmic decoration, the perfect thing to look at during this festive time. Find out how you can see it for yourself as well as other stargazing highlights in the latest episode of Star Diary, from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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How to see the International Space Station in the night sky
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How did life emerge on Earth?
Spacerocks expert Rayssa Martins discusses her study into meteorites and how they delivered the building blocks of life to our planet.
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Mars disappears behind the Moon (16 to 22 December 2022)
The Moon passes in front of Mars in the daylight sky. Find out how you might be able to catch the disappearance as well as other stargazing highlights in the latest episode of Star Diary, from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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What’s next for Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)?
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Geminids meteor shower reaches its peak (9 to 15 December 2024)
The Geminids is one of the most prolific meteor showers, but this year the Moon could get in the way. Find out how to make the most of the shower despite the Moon, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, in the latest episode of the Star Diary podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth (2 to 8 December 2024)
Both Jupiter and Venus are due to shine brightly in the sky this week.
Find out how to see them along with many more stargazing highlights in this week’s Star Diary podcast,
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Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and Mars all shine brightly (25 November to 1 December 2024)
A quartet of planets will be bright and on display throughout the night this week.
Find out how to see them along with many more stargazing highlights in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak (18 to 24 November 2024)
The Leonid meteor shower reaches the peak of activity this week. It might not be the best year for the shower, but fortunately we’re on hand with many more stargazing highlights in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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The mission to make solar eclipses
Studying the outermost layer of the Sun is tricky business. Our host star is so bright, it can be difficult to see what’s going on at the surface. This episode, solar scientist Huw Morgan tells us about an upcoming mission called MESOM that will create artificial solar eclipses to help astronomers get a better look at the Sun.
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Catch the last supermoon of the year, the Beaver Moon (11 to 17 November 2024)
This week sees the last supermoon of the year, as the Beaver Moon lights up the night sky.
Find out more, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Firework galaxies light up the sky (4 to 10 November 2024)
The Pinwheel and St Catherine’s Wheel Galaxy spin across the autumn skies.
Learn the best sights to see, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Aurora special Ep 4: Photographing the aurora
The aurora are a marvellous sight to behold and can look even more beautiful when captured on camera. We talk to photographer and Astronomy of the Year: Aurora winner Jamen Percy to learn how in Episode 4 of our aurora special series of the Star Diary podcast, from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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Marvel at the Milky Way (28 October to 3 November 2024)
With the new Moon and a comet passing by, this week is the ideal time to take a look at the Milky Way. Learn the best sights to see, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Catch Tsuchinshan-ATLAS before it fades from view (21-27 October 2024)
The spectacular comet is beginning to fade from view. To make sure you catch it before it disappears, as well ad learning about all the latest stargazing highlights, listen to this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Aurora special Ep 3: The Solar Cycle
The Sun is currently at the peak of an 11-year cycle of activity, making now a great time to go aurora hunting. We speak with solar scientist Lucie Green about what drives this cycle in Episode 3 of our aurora special series of the Star Diary podcast, from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth (14 to 20 October 2024)
The comet could be naked eye visible, streaking away across the night sky. Find out when you can see them for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Keeping an eye on Comet Tsuchinshan (7 to 13 October 2024)
The comet could be naked eye visible, streaking away across the night sky. Find out when you can see them for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Aurora special Ep 2: The science of the aurora
The aurora are set to be at their best in the next few years, but what creates the light show in the first place? Join us as we talk with aurora expert Melanie Windridge in Episode 2 of our Aurora special series of Star Diary podcast, from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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Star Diary: Saturn the planet, or Saturn the nebula? (30 September to 6 October 2024)
This week is a great time to see not only the planet Saturn, but the look alike nebula that also bears its name. Find out when you can see them for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Star Diary: Catch sight of Saturn’s moon Titan (23 to 29 September 2024)
The ringed planet’s moon will be visible just above the northern pole, and a telescope should be able to pick out six other moons. Find out how you can see them for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Star Diary: A supermoon eclipse (16 to 22 September 2024)
A partial lunar eclipse will cross the face of the supermoon this week. Find out when you can see the sight for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Aurora special Ep 1: How to hunt the aurora
The aurora are a spectacular sight and now is the best time in a decade to see them for yourself. We talk to aurora hunting expert Tom Kerss about the best ways to catch the lights in Episode 1 of our Aurora special series of Star Diary podcast, from the makers of Sky at Night Magazine.
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Star Diary: Spotting faces in the Moon (9 to 15 September 2024)
The shadows of mountains and craters will create an array of lunar faces this week. Find out when you can see them for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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Star Diary: See a starry waterfall in the night sky (2 to 8 September 2024)
A line of stars will appear to tumble down the sky into a nearby cluster this week, like a waterfall flowing into a splash pool, in a feature known as Kemble’s cascade. Find out how to see the sight for yourself, as well as all the latest stargazing highlights, in this week’s Star Diary podcast, from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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