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How x-rays unlock the secrets of the Universe Feb 16, 2024

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Optical expert Dr Charly Feldman from the University of Leicester discusses her work on China’s Einstein probe, and reveals how x-ray vision unlocks the secrets of the Universe.

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Star Diary 12 to 18 February 2024 Feb 11, 2024

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Watch Venus pass through the morning sky this Valentine’s Day. Get the details in the latest episode of our weekly stargazing guide podcast.

Photographing the Moon: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/how-to-photograph-the-moon

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Star Diary 5 to 11 February 2024 Feb 04, 2024

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Watch the shadows of Jupiter’s moons as they pass across the face of the planet. Get the details in the latest episode of our weekly stargazing guide podcast.

Learn how to make your own Jupiter animation: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/planetary-animation

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-5-feb-2024

Check out our on-demand astronomy webinars to learn everything worth knowing about astronomy and stargazing: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/virtual-events-ondemand

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Star Diary 29 January to 4 February 2024 Jan 28, 2024

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Search for a comet in the morning twilight all this week. Get the details in the latest episode of our weekly stargazing guide podcast.

Learn how to make your own Jupiter animation: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/astrophoto-tips/planetary-animation

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-29-jan-2024

Learn all about astrophotography in our on-demand Masterclass, all about deep-sky imaging: https://bit.ly/SaNMCDSPod

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Star Diary 22 to 28 January 2024 Jan 21, 2024

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Catch all 8 of the Solar System’s planets in one night! Get the details in the latest episode of our weekly stargazing guide podcast.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-22-jan-2024

Learn all about astrophotography in our on-demand Masterclass, all about deep-sky imaging: https://bit.ly/SaNMCDSPod

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How Asteroid Bennu could unlock the secrets of the Solar System Jan 19, 2024

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Prof Sara Russell of the UK’s Natural History Museum reveals how she will be studying the samples of Asteroid Bennu returned to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, and what it could tell us about the history of our Solar System.

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Star Diary 15 to 21 January 2024 Jan 14, 2024

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Jupiter appears to gain another moon this week as it passes another star. Find out how to see it and other astronomy highlights in this week’s stargazing podcast guide.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-15-jan-2024

Learn all about astrophotography in our on-demand Masterclass, all about deep-sky imaging: https://bit.ly/SaNMCDSPod

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Star Diary 8 to 14 January 2024 Jan 07, 2024

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Watch the rare sight of a moon’s shadow passing across the face of Saturn. Get the details in the latest episode of our weekly stargazing guide podcast.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-8-jan-2024

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Star Diary 1 to 7 January 2024 Dec 31, 2023

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The Quadrantids meteor shower lights up the night sky, while Comet 144P Kushida passes by on the latest episode of our weekly stargazing podcast.

Meteor shower observing tips: https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/top-tips-observing-perseid-meteor-shower

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-1-jan-2024

Learn all about astrophotography in our on-demand Masterclass, all about deep-sky imaging: https://bit.ly/SaNMCDSPod

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Star Diary, 25 to 31 December 2023 Dec 24, 2023

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Venus puts on a good show on Christmas morning, while Mercury reappears in time for the new year in the latest episode of our weekly stargazing podcast.

Transcription: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/podcasts/star-diary-25-dec-2023

Learn all about astrophotography in our on-demand Masterclass, all about deep-sky imaging: https://bit.ly/SaNMCDSPod

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