Seven easy showpiece objects for winter, spring, summer and autumn, from the Orion Nebula to the Andromeda Galaxy, with what you’ll really see by eye, binoculars or a small telescope.
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Peak dates for the major meteor showers from the Leonids in November 2026 to the Draconids in October 2027, and how to watch them without any equipment.
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A constellation is a pattern people agreed to see in the stars. The stars in Orion are not neighbors in space. Some are hundreds of[…]
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Starry sky projectors are small lamps that throw patterns of stars, nebula-like swirls or moons across a bedroom ceiling. They have become popular night lights[…]
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Small monocular “telescopes” that clip onto a smartphone are sold as a cheap way to zoom in on wildlife, sport or the Moon. This page[…]
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Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system and the nearest to the Sun, is a fascinating realm of extremes. Named after the swift-footed Roman[…]
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