Standing beneath the Milky Way has always been a beautiful sight, if you were lucky enough to find dark skies on a dark night ... the revelation came the first time I took a photograph of that ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Samy Al Olabi's astrophotography portfolio earned him HIPA Photographer of the Year. And his 12,220-image deep-sky panorama ...

Venus is particularly bright in the night sky this month ... making it an excellent time to observe Earth's "evil twin," as showcased in the stunning photos below. Josh Dury caught this gorgeous ...

However, there are plenty of other highlights in the night sky in 2025. The waxing Moon and Venus above Edinburgh Castle. Picture date: Friday January 3, 2025. (Photo by ... [+] Jane Barlow/PA ...

The key settings you need to think about are the aperture, the exposure time ... A good tip is to take pictures early in the morning, just before dawn, because light pollution levels are low. Find the ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

The planets are lining up, forming a rare and special parade across the night sky in January and February ... you can go at that time and grab a view of the planets while you're out.