Mars and Venus make their closest approach of the year in this week’s stargazing highlights.

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-26-june-2023/

How to do astrophotography during a full moon: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/astrophotography-during-full-moon/

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As the summer solstice approaches, take a look at Venus and Mars in this week’s stargazing guide

Transcript: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-19-june-2023/

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 How close are we to finding life beyond Earth? Are habitable planets common outside of our Solar System? Astronomer Chris Impey discusses exoplanet science and whether life could indeed exist elsewhere in the Universe.

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This week’s stargazing highlights include the earliest sunrise of the year, and Venus clipping the top of the Beehive Cluster.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-12-june-2023/]

Find the minor planet Massalia: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/what-comets-asteroids-in-sky-tonight/

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Keep an eye on the supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy, M101, while the Moon passes under Saturn.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-5-june-2023/ ]

See the latest images of the supernova in M101: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/supernova-sn-2023ixf-m101/

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Mars will pass through the heart of the Beehive cluster in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-29-may-2023/]

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Watch out for Noctilucent clouds, and Mars and Venus continue to dominate the evening sky in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-22-may-2023/]

Noctilucent clouds: what are they and how to see them [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/noctilucent-clouds-what-they-are-and-how-to-see-them/]

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Former NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan talks about her oceanographic exploits, what it’s like to stare at planet Earth during a spacewalk, her part in the launch of Hubble and what lies ahead for human spaceflight. 

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Jupiter passes behind the Moon in a daylight occultation and Mars lines up with Castor and Pollux in Gemini in this week’s stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-15-may-2023/

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Venus and Mars pass through Gemini, and the minor meteor shower the Eta Lyrids will light up the sky in this weeks stargazing guide.

Transcript [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-8-may-2023/

How to photograph a shadow cast by Venus [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/skills/capture-a-shadow-cast-by-the-planet-venus/]

How to create a planetary animation of Jupiter [URL: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/planetary-animation/]

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