Star Diary

The Quadrantids meteor shower in this week's stargazing guide PLUS we take a look at 2023's stargazing highlights.

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Guide to observing meteor showers through out the year

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Mars passes the Pleiades and Saturn approaches the Moon in this week's stargazing guide.

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How many stars in the Pleiades can you count?

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A Christmas Comet/C 2022 E3 ZTF and the meeting of Mercury and Venus are highlights in this festive edition of our weekly stargazing guide.

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Read up on Christmas night astronomy if you're looking to do some stargazing with the family.

Learn to how to see the Ursids meteor shower.

Stay up to date with how to find Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF.

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What would happen if we made contact with an extra-terrestrial civilisation? Do organisations like NASA and the United Nations have protocol in place? What would it mean, and are we prepared?

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The Geminids meteor shower is the highlight of this week's stargazing guide, which also sees the Moon pass several bright stars.

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How to see the Geminids meteor shower

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Apollo 17 was the final human moon landing mission from NASA. Student ambassador Dermot Gethings was on of 80 students who got a behind the scenes look at the mission.

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Find out more about Apollo 17 in the December issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.

You can see the UK piece of the Goodwill Moonrock at the Natural History Museum in London.

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Mars will be occulted by the Moon while at opposition this week - a truly historic occasion. Find out out more in our weekly stargazing guide.

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Find all the details about the occultation of Mars.

Learn how to observe Mars at opposition.

Subscribe to BBC Sky at Night Magazine for all the latest space news and stargazing tips.

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Mars' closest approach to Earth as Saturn and Jupiter approach the crescent Moon in this week's stargazing guide.

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In this week's stargazing guide, we take advantage of the new Moon for some deep-sky astronomy.

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The Leonid meteor shower returns and the moon Callisto brushes past Jupiter in this week's stargazing guide.

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