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How to spot Mars travelling through Gemini this week

No matter where you live, Mars is currently taking a little stroll through Gemini, so it is a great time to get to know this constellation with its twin stars, Castor and Pollux, and take a look at the Red Planet too, says Abby Beall

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2GYKRJN The waxing crescent Moon near the stars Castor and Pollux in Gemini, with Mars below, as the last of the winter stars set into the western twilight on

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How to spot the Beehive cluster in the constellation of Cancer

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FGGJAF M44 - Praesepe also known as the Beehive Cluster - an open star cluster in the constellation of Cancer

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A stargazer's guide to managing light pollution

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The northern lights in Scotland on 26th February

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How to see the northern lights in the UK tonight

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GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 20: A full moon rises behind Glastonbury Tor as people gather to celebrate the summer solstice on June 20, 2016 in Somerset, England. Tonight's strawberry moon, a name given to the full moon in June by Native Americans because it marks the beginning of strawberry picking season, last occurred on the solstice on June 22, 1967 and it will not happen again on the summer solstice for another 46 years until June 21, 2062. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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How to identify moon craters and mountains on the lunar surface

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Comet C/2022 E3

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Rare green comet C/2022 E3 is about to make its closest pass by Earth

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The stargazing spectacles you need to put in your diary for 2023

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2D1173P Moon and Mars conjunction almost occultation

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How to see Mars disappear behind the moon this December

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H63XG9 The Hyades open star cluster in Taurus with the bright star Aldebaran, not a part of the cluster iteslf. The smaller and more di

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How to spot the Hyades, the closest star cluster to Earth

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Watch out for three meteor showers set to occur in October

A triptych of meteor showers will pepper the sky this month: the Draconids, the Orionids and the Taurids. Here is how and when to spot them, writes Abigail Beall

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Watch a lunar occultation of Uranus

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How to spot the group of stars known as the Teapot

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How to spot the 2022 Perseid meteor shower that will peak on Saturday

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Now is the best time to see Pluto, our beloved dwarf planet

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