BBC Sky at Night - UK (2021-08)

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Find out all the latest space news and look back over historic space missions with the BBC Sky at Night Magazine team. Each mont ...

A MONTH OF METEORS PE TE LA W RE NC E ✦ Jupiter’s double moon and shadow transits ✦ Delaunay, the Moon’s misshapen crater ✦ Mete ...

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GETTING STARTED IN ASTRONOMY If you’re new to astronomy, you’ll find two essential reads on our website. Visit http://bit. ly/10 ...

DON’T MISS Everything’s falling into place for a potentially spectacular display of Perseid meteors this month. Generally, low-r ...

Ganymede occults Europa The Aurigids Jupiter reaches opposition on 19 August and there are a number of fascinating events visibl ...

The phase and relative sizes of the planets this month. Each planet is shown with south at the top, to show its orientation thro ...

More ONLINE Print out observing forms for recording planetary events Mercury Best time to see: 15 August, 20 minutes after sunse ...

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COMETS AND ASTEROIDS View Asteroid 89 Julia as it reaches opposition in Aquarius, the Water Bearer Delphinus is a small but YHU\ ...

PE TE LA W RE NC E^ X 3 3, 4 and 5 Aquarii 4 and 5 Aquarii comprise a very easy double star, at mag. +5.5 and mag. +6.4 respect ...

THE SKY GUIDE CHALLENGE Can you spot and record a meteor train, which lingers after its trail has faded August is great for mete ...

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CH AR T^ B Y^ PE TE LA W RE NC E The Moon Moonwatch Deep-Sky Tour The Big Three Spectacular Perseids (p46) Ganymede occults Euro ...

The mission to dodge an asteroid that could one day save Earth Cosmic enigmas that have astronomers scratching their heads Incre ...

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