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Virtual Planetarium

Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal July's night-sky highlights.

Interview: Searching for Earth 2.0

Astronomer Chris Impey discusses exoplanet science and the hunt for habitable conditions beyond our Solar System.

Binocular and deep-sky tours

Download this month's binocular and deep-sky tour charts. The charts are printed in black on white so they can be viewed under red light at your telescope.

SAN 218 Binocular Tour (PDF)

SAN 218 Deep-Sky Tour (PDF)

Southern Hemisphere Sky Chart

Download our sky chart for observers in the southern hemisphere.

SAN 218 Southern Hemisphere Chart (PDF)

Observing forms

Record your observations of Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus and the Sun with our handy printable forms.

If you observe the Sun, remember NEVER to look at it with your naked eye; either project it through your telescope or use a solar filter on your telescope's front lens.

Jupiter observing form (PDF)

Mars observing form (PDF)

Saturn observing form (PDF)

Venus observing form (PDF)

Solar observing form (PDF)

Readers' Gallery

Solar eclipse Chirag Upreti, South Lefroy Bay, Western Australia, 20 April 2023 Equipment: Sony a7R III mirrorless camera, Sony 200-600mm lens, Peak Design Travel Tripod
Solar eclipse Chirag Upreti, South Lefroy Bay, Western Australia, 20 April 2023 Equipment: Sony a7R III mirrorless camera, Sony 200-600mm lens, Peak Design Travel Tripod
Aurora borealis John Cuthbert, Glencoe, Scotland, 24 April 2023 Equipment: Sony a7R II mirrorless camera, Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 lens, Manfrotto tripod
Aurora borealis John Cuthbert, Glencoe, Scotland, 24 April 2023 Equipment: Sony a7R II mirrorless camera, Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 lens, Manfrotto tripod
Mars Ivana Peranic, Brighton, East Sussex, July 2022-April 2023 Equipment: ZWO ASI662MC colour CMOS camera, Celestron CPC 800 XLT Schmidt-Cassegrain, alt-azimuth GoTo mount
Mars Ivana Peranic, Brighton, East Sussex, July 2022-April 2023 Equipment: ZWO ASI662MC colour CMOS camera, Celestron CPC 800 XLT Schmidt-Cassegrain, alt-azimuth GoTo mount
Milky Way Mihail Minkov, Shiroka Poliana Lake, Bulgaria, 19-20 March 2023 Equipment: Astro-modified Sony a7 III mirrorless camera, Tamron 17-28mm f/2 lens, iOptron Star Tracker Pro mount
Milky Way Mihail Minkov, Shiroka Poliana Lake, Bulgaria, 19-20 March 2023 Equipment: Astro-modified Sony a7 III mirrorless camera, Tamron 17-28mm f/2 lens, iOptron Star Tracker Pro mount
Moon over the Pyramids Wael Omar, Giza, Egypt, 6 April 2023 Equipment: Canon EOS 200D DSLR camera, 18-55mm lens (wide image); Sony A7 III mirrorless camera (close shots)
Moon over the Pyramids Wael Omar, Giza, Egypt, 6 April 2023 Equipment: Canon EOS 200D DSLR camera, 18-55mm lens (wide image); Sony A7 III mirrorless camera (close shots)
Vela supernova remnant Vikas Chander, Deep Sky Chile (remote access), 1-12 April 2023 Equipment: ZWO ASI6200MM Pro mono CMOS camera, Takahashi Epsilon E-160ED reflector, Software Bisque Paramount MX mount
Vela supernova remnant Vikas Chander, Deep Sky Chile (remote access), 1-12 April 2023 Equipment: ZWO ASI6200MM Pro mono CMOS camera, Takahashi Epsilon E-160ED reflector, Software Bisque Paramount MX mount
The Sun Abdulmohsen Alreesh, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 3 April 2023 Equipment: ZWO ASI174MM mono CMOS camera, Lunt LS100MT solar telescope, Rainbow Astro RST-135 mount
The Sun Abdulmohsen Alreesh, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 3 April 2023 Equipment: ZWO ASI174MM mono CMOS camera, Lunt LS100MT solar telescope, Rainbow Astro RST-135 mount
SH 2-284 Chris Morriss, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, 23 March 2023 Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro colour CMOS camera, Celestron EdgeHD 11 280mm Schmidt-Cassegrain, 10Micron GM1000 HPS mount
SH 2-284 Chris Morriss, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, 23 March 2023 Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro colour CMOS camera, Celestron EdgeHD 11 280mm Schmidt-Cassegrain, 10Micron GM1000 HPS mount
The Pleiades Olly Barrett, North York Moors National Park, Yorkshire, 21 November 2022 Equipment: ZWO ASI 2600MM Pro mono CMOS camera, William Optics RedCat 51 APO refractor, iOptron GEM28 mount
The Pleiades Olly Barrett, North York Moors National Park, Yorkshire, 21 November 2022 Equipment: ZWO ASI 2600MM Pro mono CMOS camera, William Optics RedCat 51 APO refractor, iOptron GEM28 mount
The Andromeda Galaxy, Yann Sainty, Lorraine, France, 22-23 August 2022 Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro mono CMOS camera, Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 refractor, Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount
The Andromeda Galaxy, Yann Sainty, Lorraine, France, 22-23 August 2022 Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro mono CMOS camera, Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 refractor, Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount
The Beehive Cluster Fernando Menezes, Munhoz, Brazil, 22-23 March 2023 Equipment: ZWO ASI6200MC colour CMOS camera, Sky-Watcher Esprit 150 ED refractor, iOptron CEM120 mount
The Beehive Cluster Fernando Menezes, Munhoz, Brazil, 22-23 March 2023 Equipment: ZWO ASI6200MC colour CMOS camera, Sky-Watcher Esprit 150 ED refractor, iOptron CEM120 mount
M81 Bode’s Galaxy and M82 The Cigar Galaxy Craig Toulson, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 4 April 2023 Equipment: Altair Hypercam 26C APS-C colour CMOS camera, Sky-Watcher Evostar 80ED DS Pro refractor, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro mount
M81 Bode’s Galaxy and M82 The Cigar Galaxy Craig Toulson, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 4 April 2023 Equipment: Altair Hypercam 26C APS-C colour CMOS camera, Sky-Watcher Evostar 80ED DS Pro refractor, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro mount
Star trails Cath Adams, Shifnal, Shropshire, 26 April 2003 Equipment: iPhone 13, NightCap app
Star trails Cath Adams, Shifnal, Shropshire, 26 April 2003 Equipment: iPhone 13, NightCap app
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy Rob Newsome, Kelling Heath, Norfolk, 11-12 April Equipment: Altair Astro Hypercam 24C colour CMOS camera, Altair Astro 10-inch Ritchey-Crétien, iOptron CEM60 mount
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy Rob Newsome, Kelling Heath, Norfolk, 11-12 April Equipment: Altair Astro Hypercam 24C colour CMOS camera, Altair Astro 10-inch Ritchey-Crétien, iOptron CEM60 mount
Leo Triplet Brendan Tynan, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, 15 April 2023 Equipment: Moravian Instruments G2-8300 mono CCD camera, Sky-Watcher Quattro 12S 300mm Newtonian reflectoer, Sky-Watcher EQ8 Pro mount
Leo Triplet Brendan Tynan, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, 15 April 2023 Equipment: Moravian Instruments G2-8300 mono CCD camera, Sky-Watcher Quattro 12S 300mm Newtonian reflectoer, Sky-Watcher EQ8 Pro mount
Embryo Nebula and Perseus molecular cloud Prabhu S Kutti, Emirates Astronomical Observatory, Abu Dhabi, 23-26 September 2022 Equipment: ZWO ASI294MM Pro mono CMOS camera, Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED refractor, Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT mount
Embryo Nebula and Perseus molecular cloud Prabhu S Kutti, Emirates Astronomical Observatory, Abu Dhabi, 23-26 September 2022 Equipment: ZWO ASI294MM Pro mono CMOS camera, Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED refractor, Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT mount
Butterfly Cluster and Ptolemy Custer Panagiotis Andreou, Iria, Greece, 2 July 2022 Equipment: Nikon D750 DSLR camera, Samyang Optics 135mm F2.0 ED UMC lens, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer mount
Butterfly Cluster and Ptolemy Custer Panagiotis Andreou, Iria, Greece, 2 July 2022 Equipment: Nikon D750 DSLR camera, Samyang Optics 135mm F2.0 ED UMC lens, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer mount
The Omega Nebula Harshwardhan Pathak, El Sauce Observatory, Chile (remote access), 4 April 2023 Equipment: FLI ProLine PL 16803 mono CCD camera, CHI-2 ASA 500N 50cm f/3.8 reflector, ASA DDM85 mount
The Omega Nebula Harshwardhan Pathak, El Sauce Observatory, Chile (remote access), 4 April 2023 Equipment: FLI ProLine PL 16803 mono CCD camera, CHI-2 ASA 500N 50cm f/3.8 reflector, ASA DDM85 mount
Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Soumyadeep Mukherjee, Dhanbad, India, 21 February-2 March 2023 Equipment: Nikon D5600 DSLR camera, Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art lens, Benro Rhino tripod
Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Soumyadeep Mukherjee, Dhanbad, India, 21 February-2 March 2023 Equipment: Nikon D5600 DSLR camera, Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art lens, Benro Rhino tripod
Venus and The Pleiades Osama Fathi, Black Desert, Egypt, 14 April 2023 Equipment: modified Nikon Z6 mirrorless camera, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer mount
Venus and The Pleiades Osama Fathi, Black Desert, Egypt, 14 April 2023 Equipment: modified Nikon Z6 mirrorless camera, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer mount

Eye On The Sky

Lupus 3 and Bernes 149 Victor M Blanco 4-Metre Telescope, 18 May 2023 Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/ T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab) Image Processing: D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab)
Lupus 3 and Bernes 149 Victor M Blanco 4-Metre Telescope, 18 May 2023 Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/ T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab) Image Processing: D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab)
NGC 346, NGC 1672, M16, M74 Chandra X-ray Observatory/James Webb Space Telescope, 23 May 2023 Credit: X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, XMM: ESA/XMM-Newton; IR: JWST: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI, Spitzer: NASA/JPL-Caltech; Optical: Hubble: NASA/ESA/STScI, ESO. Image Processing: L. Frattare, J. Major, K. Arcand.
NGC 346, NGC 1672, M16, M74 Chandra X-ray Observatory/James Webb Space Telescope, 23 May 2023 Credit: X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, XMM: ESA/XMM-Newton; IR: JWST: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI, Spitzer: NASA/JPL-Caltech; Optical: Hubble: NASA/ESA/STScI, ESO. Image Processing: L. Frattare, J. Major, K. Arcand.
HH 909 A Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, 11 May 2023 Credit: ESO/Meingast et al
HH 909 A Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, 11 May 2023 Credit: ESO/Meingast et al
Supernova in M101 Jane Clark, 21 May 2023 Credit: Jane Clark
Supernova in M101 Jane Clark, 21 May 2023 Credit: Jane Clark
Gum 10 Nebula Very Large Telescope, 1 May 2023 Credit: ESO
Gum 10 Nebula Very Large Telescope, 1 May 2023 Credit: ESO
AM 1214-255 Hubble Space Telescope, 3 May 2023 Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Barth (University of California, Irvine), and J. Dalcanton (University of Washington) Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
AM 1214-255 Hubble Space Telescope, 3 May 2023 Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Barth (University of California, Irvine), and J. Dalcanton (University of Washington) Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
Centaurus A Chandra X-ray Observatory/IXPE/European Southern Observatory, 2 May 2023 Credit: X-ray: (IXPE): NASA/MSFC/IXPE/S. Ehlert et al.; (Chandra): NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: ESO/WFI Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J.Schmidt
Centaurus A Chandra X-ray Observatory/IXPE/European Southern Observatory, 2 May 2023 Credit: X-ray: (IXPE): NASA/MSFC/IXPE/S. Ehlert et al.; (Chandra): NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: ESO/WFI Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J.Schmidt
NGC 1333 Hubble Space Telescope, 20 April 2023 Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI
NGC 1333 Hubble Space Telescope, 20 April 2023 Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI
Martian rock Terra Firme Curiosity rover, 15 April 2023 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Martian rock Terra Firme Curiosity rover, 15 April 2023 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
M74, the Phantom Galaxy Spitzer Space Telescope, 24 April 2023 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
M74, the Phantom Galaxy Spitzer Space Telescope, 24 April 2023 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
L1688 Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, 11 May 2023 Credit: ESO/Meingast et al
L1688 Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, 11 May 2023 Credit: ESO/Meingast et al

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